How Did Stephen Hawking Live So Long with ALS? | Time

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ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that erodes motor neurons — cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscular function — until it becomes difficult or impossible for a person to walk, talk, speak, swallow and breathe, according to the ALS Association. ALS symptoms … See more

How Has Stephen Hawking Lived Past 70 with ALS?

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Most patients with ALS —also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, for the famous baseball player who succumbed to the …

Lou Gehrig and the History of ALS | The ALS Association

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), thereafter, would also be known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. On June 2, 1941, the U.S. lost one of its greatest heroes, Lou Gehrig, to a disease that would become synonymous with his name.

List of people with motor neuron disease - Wikipedia

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Top 10 Famous People with ALS Disease (2023 Updated)

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Famous People Who Have or Have Had ALS - Alstreatment.com

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Famous People Who Have or Have Had ALS. Lou Gehrig. It’s long been thought that Lou Gehrig was the first well-known celebrity to get ALS, which would make sense seeing as his name is now so ... Stephen …

Famous People With ALS (13 Person List) | OptimistMinds

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Here are some of the most famous people with ALS: Lou Gehrig Stephen Hawking Ezzard Charles Dwight Clark Mao Zedong Tim Green Jon Stone Steven Gleason Augie Nieto Charles Mingus Chris …

8 Famous People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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8 Famous People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1. Lou Gehrig ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease mainly after the hall-of-fame baseball player Lou Gehrig was... 2. Steven Hawking Professor …

Famous People Who Have or Had Lou Gehrigs Disease (ALS)

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Famous People Who Had or Have Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Augie Nieto Charles Mingus Chris Pendergast Dan Toler David Niven Dennis Day Dieter Dengler …

10 Famous People Who Died of ALS - Wonderslist

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10 Famous People Who Died of ALS 1. Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig was a popular American baseball player between the 1920’s and 1930’s. He had several Major... 2. Paul Cellucci. He was a former governor of …