Chapter 34, Problem 14STP

Summary Introduction

To write:

A rare disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes motor neurons in the body to lose myelin. We have to write the initial symptoms a person with ALS would have.

Introduction:

The groups of rare neural diseases that involve nerve cells (neurons) mainly responsible for controlling the voluntary movement of the muscles are amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Explanation of Solution

The type of motor neuronal disease is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It refers to a group of gradual, neurological conditions that causes nerve dysfunction that controls the movement of the muscle. This leads to weakness in muscles and changes in body functioning. Later, the nerves that control breathing, affected by the amyotrophic lateral sclerotic disease (ALS), and this could be fatal. The most frequent type of neuronal-motor disorder (MND) is ALS. After the famous baseball player with the condition, it's sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease. Some symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are slurred or slowed speech and other signs of muscle weakness in our mouth and tongue, muscle twitches, muscles that have shrunk in size, have unusual reflexes, or are tight and rigid.

Conclusion

Thus, these are the initial symptoms a person with ALS would have.