Articles in ALS myths
Myth: ALS is a disease
It may sound harsh but it is the truth: ALS is not a disease – and anyone claiming otherwise will fail to provide evidence to such.
ALS is most accurately defined as a set of “signs” …
Myth: ALS is a motor neurone disease
Recent published research shows that the majority of ALS patients suffers from substantial neuronal damage above and beyond that to motor neurons – redefining ALS as a generalized neurological syndrome affecting the entire brain, with …
Myth: ALS is a muscle disease
Many people are unaware of the fact that ALS always only affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), never the muscles directly. In Germany, ALS is generally called a “Muskelkrankheit”, a muscle disease.[1] …
