As of June 2016 about 12,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with ALS. ALS affects mainly white males and non-Hispanics Americans from the ages of 60-69 years and 90% to 95% of these cases have nothing to do with the genetics of the individual. Some major effects are paralysis, respiratory issues, muscle degeneration, muscle loss and patients will live for about three to five years after being diagnosed from respiratory problems. There are also issues which occur from a cellular standpoint such as blood brain barrier disruption, motor neuron loss, motor neurons being retracted from its neuromuscular junctions. Another reason why ALS is difficult to diagnosis is due to the fact that environmental reasons can cause it for example a traumatic experience while serving duty, being exposed to toxins and one’s gender (men are more prone to the disease than
As of June 2016 about 12,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with ALS. ALS affects mainly white males and non-Hispanics Americans from the ages of 60-69 years and 90% to 95% of these cases have nothing to do with the genetics of the individual. Some major effects are paralysis, respiratory issues, muscle degeneration, muscle loss and patients will live for about three to five years after being diagnosed from respiratory problems. There are also issues which occur from a cellular standpoint such as blood brain barrier disruption, motor neuron loss, motor neurons being retracted from its neuromuscular junctions. Another reason why ALS is difficult to diagnosis is due to the fact that environmental reasons can cause it for example a traumatic experience while serving duty, being exposed to toxins and one’s gender (men are more prone to the disease than