Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Nursing Health Differences Across the Lifespan 3 (Neurologic Dysfunction) Mind Map on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, created by crf1980 on 08/11/2013.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  1. spinal cord anterior horn motor neuron & lower brain stem motor nuclei loss
    1. CM's - fatigue, progressive muscle weakness, cramps, fasciculations (twitching), incoordination
      1. Meds - Rilutek (only med approved for treatment), Baclofen, Dantrium, Valium help w/ spasticity
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