Why do ALS people get so much attention?

ALS is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neuron disease. So far, the cause of ALS is not clear. Inheritance and genetic defects occur in 20% of patients.

Some of them are caused by environmental factors, such as heavy metal poisoning, which can cause damage to motor neurons. It is not easy to detect because it does not have features that can be clearly distinguished from other diseases in the early stages of the disease. In the beginning, patients may just feel easily fatigued, lack of energy, etc., and gradually develop generalized muscle atrophy, difficulty swallowing, and finally respiratory failure.

ALS has also gone from being unknown to most people to getting more and more attention.

The Ice Bucket Challenge was launched by the American Association to Fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to call for and encourage more people to pay attention to ALS and actively donate money to help people with ALS. Rules: Within 24 hours, the challenger will post a copy of themselves doused with ice water** or donate $100 to the association to support the treatment of ALS patients.

Those who complete the challenge can name another friend to participate in the event. It has brought about a wide spread effect.

Although ALS people gradually lose their mobility, this does not affect their brains and thinking. Stephen Hawking, for example, is a good example. Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest theoretical physicists of modern times, and although he is paralyzed, trapped in a wheelchair, and has only three fingers at his disposal, this does not prevent him from becoming a great physicist, completing his studies and making achievements in the field he loves.

The body is trapped in a wheelchair, but the spirit flies into the universe.

With the development of science and medicine, people's attention to ALS continues to increase. The patient's consciousness is clear, but he is unable to move normally, and this disease is by no means insurmountable in human history. With continuous attention and research, one day, mankind will defeat this disease and find the best way.

Because the change of this disease is very slow, this disease is very rare, and the damage it brings to people is relatively large, so it has received a lot of attention.

Because more and more people have learned about ALS, and in recent years, there have been various news about ALS, so it is impossible not to get attention.

Because there is no way to cure such a disease in life, it is very rare, so it can get a lot of attention.

From foreign fire to domestic "ice bucket challenge", "ALS" has attracted more and more attention. We know the most famous ALS person, Stephen Hawking, and we also know Wang Jia, Zhang Hong and others who have entered everyone's field of vision. But, for them, we just feel their spirit.

The first type starts in the limbs. The first symptoms are mainly manifested by the muscles of the limbs beginning to become weak, slowly progressing to muscle atrophy, and finally to respiratory failure and death.

The second type begins in the medulla oblongata. This pattern of onset is that when the limbs are still functioning normally, the person goes from the beginning of speech, difficulty swallowing, and finally respiratory failure to the time it takes quickly.

ALS has been listed by the World Health Organization as one of the world's top five terminal diseases. So, how long can you live with ALS? We know that Stephen Hawking has survived this disease for decades, and that he is also a world-renowned physicist who has made great contributions to the physical sciences.

In other words, the intellectual nervous system of ALS Kaizen patients will not be affected. However, his locomotor system was severely damaged, and his deaths were due to respiratory failure. At present, the average time from diagnosis to death of ALS patients is 2 to 5 years, and patients can clearly feel the pace of death.

Since ALS is a terminal disease, it means that there is currently no best way to treat ALS. However, we cannot ignore ALS and leave them to fend for themselves. With regard to ALS, we can only detect it as early as possible and provide nerve support and protection as soon as possible.

For ALS, we can support you at an early stage**. In the early stages of the disease, patients should be given as much exercise as possible. Wherever there is discomfort in the body, it is necessary to prescribe the right medicine.

Currently, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is Lirutaine, which is also the only internationally recognized drug. Patients should take the drug as soon as possible if they find a disease.

When the patient begins to notice that the body is having difficulty breathing, it is necessary to start breathing**. If further respiratory failure develops, a tracheotomy may be needed for rescue respiration.

The above jujube withering is about the three major conditions of ALS, I hope to help you better understand this terminal disease in the world, and also let you know more about ALS patients.

"ALS" is a common name for a group of motor neuron diseases, because the motor nerve cells in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord are invaded, and the patient's muscles gradually atrophy and weakness, so that the paralysis, and the body seems to be gradually frozen, so it is commonly known as "ALS". Because the sensory nerves are not affected, the disorder does not affect the patient's intelligence, memory, or sensation. Like the well-known master of physics and scientific giant Stephen Hawking, he is a "gradual freezing person".

Although ALS cannot be cured, relying on modern medical methods, many patients can break through the previous dilemma of "death within 3 to 5 years after illness". Hawking lived 55 years after his illness!

Although most patients are not in a position to replicate Hawking's medical standards, many patients with basic facilities have persevered in anti-freezing efforts.

Eight, nine or even more than ten years!

Doing these things well can improve the survival of ALS.

Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are the basic contents of human life. After ALS people lose their mobility and respiratory function, if they can intervene to maintain the "food, shelter and transportation" of ALS, then the survival rate of ALS people will be greatly improved, and they can enjoy a high-quality life.

1. Food. The drug ** has curative effects, and the diet and nutrition should not be less!

Drugs**. According to the current international research on ALS, the main directions of ALS specific drugs are:

Neuroprotectants, anti-excitotoxic drugs, neurotrophic factors, antioxidant and free radical scavengers, stem cells and genes**, etc.

Specific drugs have yet to be developed, but ALS drugs** cannot be stopped.

At present, the main symptomatic approach is adopted in China, such as:

suppression of immune response with glucocorticoids or cyclophosphamide;

Use of riluzole to slow the progression of the disease;

Patients with pulmonary infection need to use antibiotics to reduce phlegm**;

Patients with underlying cardiopulmonary diseases can be given gamma globulin to enhance immunity;

There are also some antidepressants, defecation aids, rashes and other drugs, which need to be selected according to the actual situation of the patient and according to the doctor's recommendations.

Nutritional matching. Ensuring nutrition is one of the main measures for patients with ALS, who have been in a state of high energy consumption for a long time, and the energy consumption is greater than that of normal people after completing any action.

Moreover, as the disease progresses, the patient will gradually develop swallowing dysfunction and cannot eat effectively, or reduce appetite due to psychological boredom and psychological shadows about eating. As a result, the energy supplement is insufficient, and the consumption is increasing, and the long-term negative balance will break down the muscles of the body in exchange for energy, so that the patient's body tolerance decreases, which leads to a vicious circle and aggravates the deterioration of the condition.

Therefore, it is especially important to strengthen nutritional support in ALS**!

ALS people have no obvious symptoms before the onset of the disease, and they are exactly the same as normal people. However, once the disease occurs, the organs and muscles of the whole body gradually atrophy, the ability to take care of oneself is gradually lost, and the consciousness is awake but unable to move.

The so-called ALS, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is still unknown, and 20% of cases may be related to heredity and genetic defects. In addition, some environmental factors, such as heavy metals and aluminum poisoning, may cause damage to motor neurons. The main theories that produce motor neuron damage are:

The first point is the accumulation of neurotoxic substances, glutamate accumulates between nerve cells, and over time, causes damage to nerve cells.

Second, free radicals damage nerve cell membranes.

Third, due to the lack of nerve growth factor, nerve cells cannot continue to grow and develop, which will eventually cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The main reasons are the above three points.

Most of them are hit hard in the head, drug abuse, alcoholism, and lack of a good routine of work and rest, of course, there are also sudden, without any of the above symptoms.

It's just sick.

A condition. Slowly, it won't move.

Get to know Stephen Hawking, he seems to be.

ALS generally refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also known as motor neuron disease (MND), the latter name is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Charcot disease in France, and Lou Gehrig disease in the United States. In China, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron disease are commonly mixed. It is caused by damage to the upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in gradual weakness and atrophy of the muscles including the bulbar (the bulbar refers to the part of the muscles innervated by the medulla), limbs, trunk, chest and abdomen.

"ALS" is a common name for a group of motor neuron diseases, because the muscles are gradually atrophied and weak, so paralyzed, and the body seems to be gradually frozen, so it is commonly known as "ALS".

It is conservatively estimated that there are at least 50,000 people with MND in China, and if other patients with similar diseases with unclear diagnoses are included, this number will exceed 200,000. Many of them do not receive timely and correct treatment.

Because the sensory nerves are not violated, the disease does not affect the person's intelligence, memory, or sensations. Like the well-known master of physics and scientific giant Stephen Hawking is a "gradual freeze person".

ALS is a motor neuron disease, known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which mainly affects motor neurons, resulting in impaired motor function, muscle weakness, paralysis of limbs, and weakness of breathing.

We know that the great physicist Stephen Hawking of the United Kingdom obtained this disease, which may have no strength in the limbs in the early stage, gradually involve the limbs on the same side or the opposite side, and in the later stage, it will involve the respiratory muscles, resulting in weakness and paralysis of the respiratory muscles, respiratory failure, lung infection, and the death of the patient.

What we usually refer to as ALS refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a type of motor neuron disease, which is usually used in China as a mixture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron disease, which refers to the gradual weakness and atrophy of muscles including the bulb, limbs, trunk, chest, and abdomen after the injury of upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons. The clinical manifestations are that patients may only feel some weakness, flesh throbbing, easy fatigue and other symptoms, and gradually progress to generalized muscle atrophy and dysphagia, and finally respiratory failure.

Early diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis requires electromyography, nerve conduction velocity testing, serum antibodies, imaging tests, and even muscle biopsies in addition to the neurological clinical examination. **, diagnosis and differential diagnosis should be made as early as possible, and neuroprotection and support should be given as early as possible**. Medications**, such as lirutai and other medications, should be followed up regularly.