Lou Gehrig's Disease
Sylvia Engdahl
eBook
(Greenhaven Press, April 13, 2012)
The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This new volume in the Perspectives on Diseases & Disorders series provides an overview of Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), including diagnosis, prevention, and current research; a look at controversies surrounding ALS, including the theories of head trauma or cholesterol-lowering drugs as potential causes; related stem cell treatment; and the impact of exercise on disease progression. Personal stories of people impacted by ALS, including famed scientist Stephen Hawking, are also featured in the text.; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person narratives from people coping with the disease –either as patients, family members or caregivers. Essays are carefully edited and introduced to make them easily accessible to student researchers as well as general readers. All volumes in the series include primary and secondary viewpoints, bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.
