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Eric Dane Diagnosed With ALS: What to Know About the Progressive Neurodegenerative Disease
Eric Dane announced in an April 2025 statement that he was diagnosed with ALS. What to know about the disease, including symptoms and more.
“ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing or slurred speech,” per Mayo Clinic. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images There is no known cure for ALS, “but doctors do have treatments and therapies that can slow down or ease symptoms in you or a loved one,” per WebMD. Factors associated with more favorable survival rates include a younger age, male gender and limb rather than bulbar symptom onset.”
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