- lateral sclerosis
- a motor neuron disease consisting of degeneration of the lateral columns of the spinal cord, leading to spastic paraplegia. See amyotrophic lateral s. and primary lateral s.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — This article is about progressive Motor Neuron Disease (MND) affecting both the upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons. For MND affecting either but not necessarily both, see Motor neurone disease. ALS redirects here. For other uses, see ALS … Wikipedia
Primary lateral sclerosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29150 ICD10 = ICD10|G|12|2|g|10 ICD9 = ICD9|335.24 ICDO = OMIM = 606353 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 324 MeshID = D016472 Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a rare… … Wikipedia
Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis — is a rare disorder characterized by progressive weakness and stiffness of muscles in the arms, legs and face. The disorder damages motor neurons, which are the specialized nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control movement.… … Wikipedia
Juvenile Primary Lateral Sclerosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshName = Juvenile+Primary+Lateral+Sclerosis MeshNumber = Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis (JPLS) , also known… … Wikipedia
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) — A classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive chronic diseases of the nerves that come from the spinal cord responsible for supplying electrical stimulation to the muscles. This stimulation is necessary for the movement of … Medical dictionary
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — A classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive chronic diseases of the nerves that come from the spinal cord responsible for supplying electrical stimulation to the muscles. This stimulation is necessary for the movement of … Medical dictionary
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — n a rare fatal progressive degenerative disease that affects pyramidal motor neurons, usu. begins in middle age, and is characterized esp. by increasing and spreading muscular weakness abbr. ALS called also Lou Gehrig s disease * * * a motor… … Medical dictionary
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — by 1881, from French, first word from Gk. a , privative prefix, + mys, myos muscle (see MUSCLE (Cf. muscle)) + trophikos feeding, from trophe nourishment (see TROPHY (Cf. trophy)). Often known in U.S. as Lou Gehrig s disease, after the New York… … Etymology dictionary
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — [ā΄mī΄ō träf′ik, ā΄mī΄ōtrō′fik] n. [< ModL amyotrophia, muscular atrophy < Gr a , not + myos (see MYO ) + trophia, TROPHY + IC] a degenerative disease of the nerve cells that control muscular movement; Lou Gehrig s disease … English World dictionary
Sclerosis — or sclerotization is a hardening of tissue and other anatomical featuresIn medicine*Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sometimes known as Lou Gehrig s disease, a progressive, incurable, usually fatal disease of motor neurons. Scientist Stephen Hawking … Wikipedia
