Tuberous sclerosis

The Ice Bucket started in Sarasota, Florida with a student named Chris Kennedy. He was nominated by a friend of his to participate, which in that time had nothing to do with the ALS Association. Participants on that time were choosing their own charity donations. Chris friend decided and choice a charity that was going to benefit a young child with cancer closed to the area. From there Kennedy passed the challenge along, he selected the ALS charity because he knew a relative was passing through…

Over 150 years ago, in 1869, French neurologist Jean-Martin Charot first discovered Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. However, attention was not brought to it until 1938 when famous Yankees baseball player, Lou Gehrig, was diagnosed with the disorder. This came as a shock and heartbreak to all baseball fans, but also made ALS known worldwide. On July 4th 1939, Gehrig stood in front of thousands of fans and his own team to give the very well-renowned speech about his fortunate life thanks to…

usual, and he was fumbling the ball. On June 19, 1939, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on his thirty-sixth birthday. In the same year, Lou Gehrig retired from baseball, still considering himself to be the luckiest man alive and having a lot to live and be thankful for. Two years later he gave in to the disease and died on the second of June in 1941. Later, amyotropic lateral sclerosis came to be known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in America. Another notable person with ALS…

Imagine sitting in a chair watching television and wanting to change the channel but the only thing that you can movie is your eyes. This is what a person with a progressed state of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis goes through on a daily basis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive neurological disease that affects the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cord. For some reason the motor neurons associated with ALS degenerate and eventually die off affecting…

Throughout the years in sports, many athletes have come down with and are still continuing to be diagnosed with brain altering diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. These life altering diseases are now known to originate from minor concussions over time. Over the years, these diseases have become greatly known in the sports industry and to its audience. Since professionals now know what these contact sports can cause they are making changes to the…

Stephen Hawking, a brilliant man who lives with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Born in Oxford, England on January 8th, 1942. Son of Frank Hawking and a philosophy .Isobel Hawking. Diagnosed at the age of 21 with ALS Stephen Hawking started to lose hope after 2 years of losing his nerves and being able to do daily functions of life, his symptoms started to slow down very drastically and steadied out for him and he took this as a sign to start his life up again. Soon meeting a women Jane Wilde, and…

In the medical field, there are several medical conditions and diseases that we come across. Some are popular and some we don't often hear about. The disease I would like to talk about is called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as ALS. Many people know ALS to be known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This disease is progressive and is a type of motor neuron that slowly breaks down nerve cells and die. It affects the brain and spinal cord. It was first found in 1869, by a neurologist named…

decisions. The most personal of decisions to end one's life must be vested to that person solely. On the issue of ownership of one's life, the individual has the right to their own life. In the case of an illness like cancer or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), patients must endure rigorous treatment that lowers their quality of life. Daily chemotherapy and gradually loss of independence through immobilizing muscle weakness are the sad truths that these patients are subjected to (Shafer 522).…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients…

For my assignment, I got to interview Dr. Rolf D. Morstead, MD, FAAPMR on February 17, 2018. He obtained his degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and is in practice for more than twenty years. He is board certified in both Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. Dr. Morstead currently works as an independent practitioner for eighteen years in Monroe, LA. He is also affiliated with St. Francis Medical Center and Glenwood Regional Medical Center.…