Not Signed In - Cognitive Impairment Appears To Be Common In ALS Patients
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:00 PM EST
... In a study of 40 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), about one-third showed evidence of cognitive impairment, but these deficits did not appear to be related to survival, according to a study in the March issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.ALS, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig disease, is a progressive disorder characterized by the loss of muscle function and the atrophy (wasting away) of muscle tissue... click link for more info. ...
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