A IMPORTÂNCIA DE SE CONHECER A ESCLEROSE LATERAL AMIOTRÓFICA (ELA): UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA

Abstract

Lateral amyotrophic sclerosis (ALS) and motor neuron disease slowly progressive, severe and incurable, also known as Charcot. It is suggested multifactorial cause, but not fully elucidated. The main symptoms are muscle weakness, fasciculations, hyperreflexia, Babinsky sign, cramps and salivation. Often manifests itself in males in approximately the fourth decade of life, but there are case reports of young people. The diagnosis becomes less be confused early on in many cases, with spondyloarthropathies. The only drug registered as palliative therapy is Riluzole. Death usually occurs by cardiorespiratory arrest. We tried to relate the importance of understanding the disease and prevalence data by gender, age and ethnic distribution. Index Terms - diagnosis, ELA, motor neurone, pathology, treatment.