Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Whys and Wherefores By Carol Duff MSN, BA, RN Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common of the adult-onset motor neuron (nerve cells located in the brain, spinal cord, and brainstem) diseases and is often referred to as Lou Gehrig disease, named after the famous baseball player who died of […]