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Never Give Up. ALS By Anna W. Period 5. Lou Gehrig. ALS. Form of a Motor Neuron Disease Effects and kills Motor Neurons, nerve cells in the central nervous system Ruins voluntary muscle movement IS fatal. Diagram. Normal neuron and Muscle Healthy neuron ALS affected muscle - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Never Give UpNever Give Up
ALS
By Anna W.Period 5
ALS
By Anna W.Period 5
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Lou Gehrig
ALSALS Form of a Motor Neuron Disease Effects and kills Motor Neurons,
nerve cells in the central nervous system
Ruins voluntary muscle movement IS fatal
Form of a Motor Neuron Disease Effects and kills Motor Neurons,
nerve cells in the central nervous system
Ruins voluntary muscle movement IS fatal
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DiagramDiagram
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Normal neuron and MuscleHealthy neuron
ALS affected muscleDying cell bodyThin decaying myelinWasted muscle
Normal neuron and MuscleHealthy neuron
ALS affected muscleDying cell bodyThin decaying myelinWasted muscle
SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS
Early SymptomsWeak musclesSlurred speech
Later SymptomsUnable to stand or walkCannot preform manual tasksLoss of speech and swalloing
Early SymptomsWeak musclesSlurred speech
Later SymptomsUnable to stand or walkCannot preform manual tasksLoss of speech and swalloing
Who gets itWho gets it
ALS is not contagious About 30,000 people have ALS in the
US Few thousand diagnosis in the Bay Area
FALS (familial ALS) is genetic 10% of adult ALS onsets is hereditary
Ages 40-60 mostly get ALS Occationally aged 20
ALS is not contagious About 30,000 people have ALS in the
US Few thousand diagnosis in the Bay Area
FALS (familial ALS) is genetic 10% of adult ALS onsets is hereditary
Ages 40-60 mostly get ALS Occationally aged 20
K KK K
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My grandmother who was diagnosed with ALS
She has to be helped with everything
Has lost her speechUses voice apps on her iphone
My grandmother who was diagnosed with ALS
She has to be helped with everything
Has lost her speechUses voice apps on her iphone
My InspirationMy Inspiration
KK inspired me to do my HDP on ALS Whenever I think of her it reminds me,
things in my life could be worse, and to never give up.
Learning about ALS brought me a lot closer to my grandmother, who won’t be around for much longer because usually ALS kills you in 5-7 years, KK is in her forth year.
KK inspired me to do my HDP on ALS Whenever I think of her it reminds me,
things in my life could be worse, and to never give up.
Learning about ALS brought me a lot closer to my grandmother, who won’t be around for much longer because usually ALS kills you in 5-7 years, KK is in her forth year.
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No One KnowsNo One Knows
Not much at all is known about ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease at the moment. Not the cause . . . Or the cure.
But more is being discovered everyday, so someday there will be a cure.
I want to help scientists find it,
Not much at all is known about ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease at the moment. Not the cause . . . Or the cure.
But more is being discovered everyday, so someday there will be a cure.
I want to help scientists find it,
And I’ll never give up.(Never Give Up is the ALS
Association’s slogan)
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