RT Book, Section
A1 Handel, Daniel A.
A1 Gaines, Sarah Andrus
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1132928418
T1 Chronic Neurologic Disorders
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132928418
RD 2024/04/16
AB Amyotrophic  lateral  sclerosis  (ALS),  often  called  Lou  Gehrig's  disease,  causes  rapidly  progressive  muscle  atrophy  and  weakness  resulting  from  the  degeneration  of  both  upper  and  lower  motor  neurons.  ALS  leads  to  varying  degrees  of  spasticity,  hyperreflexia,  and  muscle  paralysis,  eventually  resulting  in  pulmonary  complications  and  the  need  for  mechanical  ventilatory  support.  Because  there  is  no  cure,  clinicians  attempt  to  slow  disease  progression  and  preserve  function  as  much  as  possible.  Medical  management  is  directed  at  preventing  pulmonary  infections  and  forestalling  terminal  respiratory  failure.