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What Is ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease? Eric Dane’s Recent Diagnosis Explained


Eric Dane's ALS diagnosis has raised awareness about Lou Gehrig's disease, its symptoms, causes, and how other celebrities have battled this condition

Trista Sutter, Selena Gomez, Ellen DeGeneres and more stars have opened up about their unexpected illnesses and injuries — read more ALS is “a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a terminal neurodegenerative disorder.

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