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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Lou Gehrig’s Disease; Motor Neuron Disease; Progressive Bulbar Palsy; Progressive Muscular Atrophy Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare progressive disease that attacks motor neurons, which control the movement of muscles through the anterior horns of the spinal cord and the motor nuclei of the lower

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