The disease is relaitvely rare; the incidence is roughly

2 people per 100,000 per year.

Progressive neuro muscular condition characterized by:

Weakness Muscle wasting Fasciculations Increased reflexes

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gherig’s Disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, which eventually leads to respitory failure and death.

ALS Affects be-tween 20,000-30,000 people in the U.S. up to 5,000 new cases of ALS are diag-nosed in the U.S. each year.

No known cause

Family History of ALS

Sprcific genetic defect

Chane child will get it

90%

50%

20%

5%

Is the average age of patients at diagnosis

55 Life rate after diagnosis 3 to 5 years

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ALS is not contagious.

ALS has no racial, eth-nic or socioeconomic boundary.

As many as 30,000 Americans may have ALS at any given time.

Riluzole is the only FDA approved to treat ALS. It typically slows the dis-ease by a few months.

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$100 Million and counting since late July 2014

ALS is 20% more common in men than in women

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