Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseases — Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology▶ 1:38We're covering the big five todayWe've got Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALSAnd we'll wrap up with a final section on spasticity, which often accompanies these disorders, particularly something like MSChronic Neurologic Problems — Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems▶ 21:33What's the common thread hereThis group includes conditions like multiple sclerosis, MS, Parkinson's disease, PD, myasthenia gravis, M G, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, and Huntington's disease,…The common thread is progressive, relentless nerve damage or dysfunction that worsens over timeThe Central Nervous System: Pathology and Disease — Pathologic Basis of Disease▶ 6:25And then we are talking about subacute or chronic neuronal injury, generally referred to as degenerationThis is what you see in progressive diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, or Alzheimer's diseaseOkay, so the timeline here is days to weeks or months to years