Re: TO TERAHERT - Morph to ALS

[Guest guest]

To be more accurate, PLS does not morph into ALS. Rather, ALS

presents itself as PLS until the disease progresses enough to be

recognized as ALS. The line in the sand is the involvement of lower

motor neurons. When EMG testing indicated a substantial involvement

of the lower motor neurons, then the disease then fits the ALS

category.

Don

[Guest guest]

I have done a lot of reading on it and many believe PLS is a ALS gene that

didn't fully develop and eventually it finishes the development, but I think

we a cutting hairs here ;-)

dale

Re: TO TERAHERT - Morph to ALS

> To be more accurate, PLS does not morph into ALS. Rather, ALS

> presents itself as PLS until the disease progresses enough to be

> recognized as ALS. The line in the sand is the involvement of lower

> motor neurons. When EMG testing indicated a substantial involvement

> of the lower motor neurons, then the disease then fits the ALS

> category.

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> Don

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[Guest guest]

Dale, PLS is an upper motor neuron disease, but it signals the lower

motor neurons. If the upper neurons don't work, then the lower motor

neurons can't work.

Hope that helped.

Donna

> I have done a lot of reading on it and many believe PLS is a ALS

gene that

> didn't fully develop and eventually it finishes the development,

but I think

> we a cutting hairs here ;-)

>

> dale

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> Re: TO TERAHERT - Morph to ALS

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> > To be more accurate, PLS does not morph into ALS. Rather, ALS

> > presents itself as PLS until the disease progresses enough to be

> > recognized as ALS. The line in the sand is the involvement of

lower

> > motor neurons. When EMG testing indicated a substantial

involvement

> > of the lower motor neurons, then the disease then fits the ALS

> > category.

> >

> > Don

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[Guest guest]

Not arguing that, ALS attacks the upper and lower motor neurons. The

killing of the lower is what will eventually kill ALS people and why PLS

doesn't.

dale

Re: TO TERAHERT - Morph to ALS

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> > > To be more accurate, PLS does not morph into ALS. Rather, ALS

> > > presents itself as PLS until the disease progresses enough to be

> > > recognized as ALS. The line in the sand is the involvement of

> lower

> > > motor neurons. When EMG testing indicated a substantial

> involvement

> > > of the lower motor neurons, then the disease then fits the ALS

> > > category.

> > >

> > > Don

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