Lou Gehrig's Disease

Brief Description: "Lou Gehrig's Disease: Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (symptoms, causes, treatments, cures, etc.); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues"--Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139) and index.; Covers symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, and medical advances for sufferers of Lou Gehrig's disease. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Understanding Lou Gehrig's Disease -- 1. An Overview of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) / L. Fleming Fallon Jr. -- 2. Available Treatments for ALS: National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke -- 3. Technology Enables People with ALS to Interact with the World / Elizabeth Simpson -- 4. A Genetic Link Between Inherited and Non-Inherited ALS Has Been Found / Maria Paul -- Chapter 2. Controversies Concerning Lou Gehrig's Disease -- 1. Some People with ALS Choose to End Their Lives / Wendy Johnston -- 2. Lou Gehrig's Disease May Be Caused by Blows to the Head / Patrick J. Dobel -- 3. Trauma, TDP-43, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Stanley H. Appel, Valerie A. Cwik, John W. Day -- 4. Experimental Treatment with Stem Cells May Benefit ALS Patients / Mary J. Loftus -- 5. Experimental Treatment of ALS with Stem Cells Is Unethical and Dangerous / Rebecca Taylor -- 6. ALS May Be Caused by Severe Emotional Repression / Gabor Mate -- 7. Exercise May Slow the Progression of ALS / Jane Hurly -- 8. Moderate Obesity May Improve Survival in ALS Patients / Amber Dance -- 9. Statin Drugs Do Not Increase the Risk of ALS / Catharine Paddock -- Chapter 3. Personal Narratives -- 1. A World-Famous Scientist Tells About His Life with ALS / Stephen Hawking -- 2. Teenage Couple Faces a Deadly Diagnosis / Allen G. Breed -- 3. Night, from The Memory Chalet / Tony Judt -- 4. A Woman with ALS Makes a Controversial TV Public Service Ad / Sarah Ezekiel -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Organizations to Contact -- For Further Reading -- Index. Publisher Marketing: The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This new volume in the Perspectives on Diseases & Disorders series provides an overview of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), including diagnosis, prevention, and current research; a look at controversies surrounding ALS, including the theories of head trauma or; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person

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