My terrific canvas by Connor Liona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee What is happening to me? en-us 2019-03-22 14:03:37 UTC 2019-04-02 15:27:24 UTC hello@padlet.com ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344221820 Called Lou Gehrig's disease after Lou Gehrig died from the disease in 1941]]> 2019-03-22 14:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344221820 What causes the disease? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344222269 The cause of the disease is relatively unknown 30% are gene mutations, 5%-10% are inherited, and the rest are sporadic  ]]> 2019-03-22 14:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344222269 How does the disease affect the body? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344223349 It attacks the nerve cells and kills them resulting in the muscles to lose strength does not affect the cognitive, bladder, or bowel function]]> 2019-03-22 14:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344223349 Symptoms? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344225129 Early symptoms 
Difficulty performing basic tasks
Weakness in Muscles
Muscle cramps and twitching
Loss of ability to walk, swallow, speak, chewing, breathing
Advance symptoms
Severe Muscle Weakness
Constant Fatigue 
Intense Spasms
Paralysis
Respiratory Failure


]]> 2019-03-22 14:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344225129 Treatment options? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344227846 The four non surgical treatment are drugs called Riluzole, Nuedexta, Radicava, and Tiglutik which only slow down effects of the disease ]]> 2019-03-22 14:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344227846 What is ALS? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344229653 It is a degenerative neurological disorder causes muscular atrophy or paralysis destroys nerve cells]]> 2019-03-22 14:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344229653 How does the disease affect the body? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344231792 Proteins from two genes flood cytoplasms of neurons cause cell to fall apart and die without nerve cells lose control of your muscles ]]> 2019-03-22 14:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344231792 What body systems does the disease affect? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344234184 The Muscular system and Nervous system]]> 2019-03-22 14:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344234184 What is the average life expectancy with this disease and are there any anomalies? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344238586 Average survival rate is 3-5 years many people survive at least three years some people possess a variation on the gene KIFAP3 which slows progression of the diseases people who carry this gene mutation have a 40%-50% better survival rate ]]> 2019-03-22 14:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344238586 What does ALS mean? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344240056 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ]]> 2019-03-22 14:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344240056 Who does it affect? 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344246096 affects men more than women 40 years old up affected most retired military members twice as likely to have ALS

]]> 2019-03-22 14:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344246096 How is it diagnosed 24cliona https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344765137 Diagnosed through blood and urine samples and Electromyography and MRIs ]]> 2019-03-25 11:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/24cliona/mj2182c2xyee/wish/344765137