ALS: Mayo Clinic Radio

On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Jennifer Martinez-Thompson, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, discusses diagnosis and treatment options for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

This interview originally aired Jan. 12, 2019.

More than 15,000 Americans are living with Lou Gehrig's disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's a progressive neurological disease that destroys nerve cells gradually, causing more and more loss of function over time. It often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in a limb, or slurred speech. Eventually, it affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, eat and breathe. While there is no cure, treatments can slow its progression.
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