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  2. ALS - Wikipedia

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    ALS is the most common form of the motor neuron diseases. [8] ALS often presents in its early stages with gradual muscle stiffness, twitches, weakness, and wasting. [3] Motor neuron loss typically continues until the abilities to eat, speak, move, and, lastly, breathe are all lost. [3]

  3. Advanced life support - Wikipedia

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    An advanced life support paramedic unit of Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue used for EMS in Palm Beach County, Florida.. Advanced Life Support (ALS) is a set of life saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).

  4. ALS Therapy Development Institute - Wikipedia

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    The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is a non-profit biotechnology research organization focused on finding treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). With a staff including more than 30 scientists, it operates a research and development program centered on ALS.

  5. Category:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease. It is a specific disease which causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles. ALS is characterized by stiff muscles, muscle twitching, and gradually worsening weakness due to muscles decreasing in size.

  6. Miles Quaritch - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Miles Quaritch is a fictional character in the American science fiction franchise Avatar created by Canadian filmmaker James Cameron.He serves as the main antagonist of the 2009 film Avatar and its 2022 sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, and will appear in its upcoming sequels, including the third and currently untitled fourth films.

  7. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research - Wikipedia

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    Medications tested but without evidence for efficacy include lamotrigine, dextromethorphan, gabapentin, BCAAs, Vitamin E, acetylcysteine, selegiline, amantadine, cyclophosphamide, various neurotrophic factors, which has shown promise in both in-vitro and in-vivo models of ALS but is yet to be effective in human models of ALS [12] [16] [17] and ...

  8. ALS Functional Rating Scale - Revised - Wikipedia

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    In ALS the main type of onset is bulbar followed by limb-onset ALS which describes the region of motor neurons first affected. [3] Individuals may also present with respiratory-onset ALS, [7] but this occurs very rarely. Since there are three different types of ALS, ALSFRS-R scores are often grouped in categories depending on type of onset. [7]

  9. Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game - Wikipedia

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    Avatar Legends is produced by Magpie Games, by ten full-time staff and several part-time contributors, with Brendan Conway and James Mendez Hodes as lead designers. [ 6 ] [ 10 ] The team worked together with many other Asian game designers, writers, and consultants to portray the game's setting as authentically as possible.