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Our nervous system is made up of billions of cells called neutrons. They can be damaged or destroyed by accidents or disorders. As we grow older, many of them wear out. Neutrons, unlike other tissue cells, cannot be replaced, and neuralgia (pain along the path of the nerve). Some problems of the nervous system are caused by functional disorders. Lou Gehrig's along with many others are the result of neuron degeneration.
Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a rare condition caused by death of some of the nerves responsible for moving the muscles. The main symptom is paralysis. The muscles gradually waste away, and movement becomes weak and uncontrolled. The disease may affect muscles controlling speech, swallowing, and breathing as well as those controlling the limbs. In this case the first noticeable symptom is slurred speech.
As yet we do not know what causes this motor neuron disease and there is no cure. It occurs most often in men between 55 and......

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