Term Name: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Synonyms: ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, motor neuron disease, bulbar
Definition: A motor neuron disease that is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:332]   ( DOID:332 )

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is a type of: motor neuron disease
has subtype: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 2 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 3 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 5 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 6 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 7 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 8 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 9 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 10 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 11 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 12 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 13 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 15 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 16 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 18 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 19 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 20 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 21 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 22 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 23 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 24 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 25 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 26 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 28 frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3 frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6 frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7 juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 27 juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis