What causes ALS patients to die?

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asked Oct 14, 2017 in Diseases Conditions by Cowhale (250 points)
What causes ALS patients to die?

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answered Oct 15, 2017 by Lilly21 (57,780 points)
One cause of death I know of for ALS patients is malnutrition.

ALS patients have trouble swallowing food so they don't get good nutrition and if you don't get good nutrition you can die.

Other causes of death for ALS patients are cardiac arrhythmias, and pneumonia.
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answered Sep 1, 2024 by Babbacock (14,190 points)
ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease and is a nervous system disorder which weakens the muscles and impacts a persons physical function.

In ALS the nerve cells break down which reduces the functionality in the muscles they supply.

The main symptom of ALS is muscle weakness and although there's no cure for ALS there are medications and therapy that can reduce discomfort.

ALS Fasciculations are usually not painful but the Fasciculations can interfere with sleep.

And ALS Fasciculations or ALS does not cause any loss of feeling, tingling or pain but it can be more annoying and make it difficult to bathe, dress yourself, move your arms around etc.

ALS Fasciculations are involuntary rapid muscle twitches that are too weak to move a limb but are easily felt by patients and seen or palpated by clinicians. Most healthy people experience fasciculations at some time, especially in the eyelid muscles.

The ALS Fasciculations are a common symptom of ALS.

These are persistent muscle twitches which are generally not painful but can interfere with sleep.

They are the result of the ongoing disruption of signals from the nerves to the muscles that occurs in ALS.

The ALS is a nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function.

In ALS disease your nerve cells break down, which reduces functionality in the muscles they supply.

The main symptom is muscle weakness.

Medication and therapy can slow ALS and reduce discomfort, but there's no cure for ALS.

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