An integrative approach to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
November 22, 2019
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The earliest description of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) goes back to 1869, and is attributed to the father of neurology, Jean-Martin Charcot. Most famously in the United States, ALS is referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The New York Yankees first baseman died of the condition at the young age of 37, but many other icons of the American cultural landscape, including jazz virtuoso Charles Mingus, playwright and actor Sam Shephard, and perhaps most interesting to integrative…
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