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Wanted. Lou gehrig’s diease  Lou gehrig diease is a diease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.

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1 Wanted

2 Lou gehrig’s diease  Lou gehrig diease is a diease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.

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4 Notes:  How does it affect your body ?  It damages your motor nuerons the brain and spinal cord.  This cause your motor nuerons in the brain to shrink and disspear.  The nervous system is most affected by lou geghrigs diease.the musclucar system is also affected by lou geghrig diease.

5 Treatment /cost  There is no treatment for asl but the medicine used is called riluzole it slows the diease progression and prolongs life.  The therapy cost about 1700$ a week.


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