amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Japanese: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(英語表記)amyotrophiclateralsclerosis
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

...This includes a variety of different diseases, the most common of which are amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal progressive muscular atrophy.
[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)]
One of the incurable diseases. It is a progressive disease of unknown cause that affects both upper and lower motor neurons, causing muscle atrophy and weakness in the limbs, resulting in impairment of daily movements, and also affecting the muscles of the face, tongue, palate, pharynx, larynx, etc., making it difficult to vocalize, speak, chew, and swallow.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この中には種々の異なった疾患が含まれるが,そのうち頻度の高いものは筋萎縮性側索硬化症と脊髄性進行性筋萎縮症である。
[筋萎縮性側索硬化症amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)]
 難病の一つ。上位運動ニューロンと下位運動ニューロンの双方をおかす原因不明の進行性の病気であり,手足の筋肉の萎縮と筋力の低下のために日常動作の障害が生じ,また顔面筋や舌,口蓋,咽頭,喉頭などの筋肉もおかされるため,発声,発語,咀嚼(そしやく),嚥下なども困難となる。…

※「amyotrophic lateral sclerosis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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