what we do

The goal of our center is to have a place where philanthropist, advocates, organizations and family and friends of patients with a Neurological illness could donate monetary funds which can support Investigator initiated clinical trials. By having funds, we could optimize proper treatments in order to improve outcomes for patients with neurological diseases.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) symptoms

The early symptoms of ALS are frequently overlooked because the disease is so subtle in its early stages. When present, the earliest ALS symptoms may include:

• Muscle stiffness, twitching, or cramping
• Weakness affecting an arm or leg
• Slurred and nasal-sounding speech
• Difficulty chewing or swallowing.

These general symptoms then develop into more obvious weakness or atrophy (loss of muscle tissue) that may cause a doctor to suspect ALS. The diagnosis of ALS is one of exclusion because at the onset ALS may mimic other disorders like strokes, carpal tunnel syndrome, or other neurological conditions. There is no specific, definitive test to diagnose ALS. A physician will typically perform many different tests to rule out other diseases, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spinal cord, electrodiagnostic studies, including needle electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS), along with a variety of blood and urine tests. A diagnosis of ALS is reached after evaluating the results of all the tests, along with the patient's medical history, and physician's physical examination.

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