A motor neuron disease that is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007638 url:http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis ]
Synonyms: ALS motor neuron disease, bulbar Lou Gehrig's disease
Term information
- ICD9CM:335.20
- GARD:5786
- MESH:D000690
- MIM:PS105400
- KEGG:05014
- ICD10CM:G12.21
- NCI:C34373
- ORDO:803
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:86044005
- UMLS_CUI:C0002736
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