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Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Disease (also known as Charcot's disease or Lou Gehrig's disease) which affects motor neurons located in the internal horn of the spinal cord as well as motor nuclei of the last cranial nerves. The incidence of ALS in Europe is 2 cases per 100,000. The most famous people afflicted with ALS are Mao Tse-tung, Stephen Hawking (astrophysicist), Lou Gehrig (American baseball player), and David Niven (actor).

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