Prevalence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - United States, 2015
by from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on (#43E14)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease; the majority of ALS patients die within 2-5 years of receiving a diagnosis (1).