ALS_英文介绍.ppt

Sad Fact There is for ALS. A medicine called riluzole[r?lj?z??l]（利鲁唑） may extend life expectancy by only two to three months. Non-invasive ventilation（无创通气） may result in both improved quality and length of life. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [e?ma??tr?f?k] [?l?t?r?l] [skl??r??s?s] 肌萎缩侧索硬化 王添 1小班 肖康 2小班 ALS ALS is characterized by muscle spasticity[sp?st?s?t?]（痉挛）, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle wasting（肌肉萎缩）. This results in difficulty speaking, swallowing, and breathing. The disease usually starts around the age of 60, except in cases that are directly inherited when the usual age of onset is around 50. What is ALS? Process ALS is the most common of the five types of motor neuron disease (运动神经元疾病） The cause is not known in 90% to 95% of cases. About 5 to 10% of cases are directly?inherited?from a person‘s parents. .About half of these genetic cases are due to one of two specific genes. It results in the death of the neurons that control voluntary muscles. The diagnosis is based on a persons signs and symptoms with testing done to rule out other potential causes. The average survival is three to four years.?Only 4% survive longer than 10 years, although rare cases survive 50 years or more.?Most die from respiratory failure. Do you know? Information Cure No Cure Many people are suffering！ HELP HELP HELP Do our bit. Steve Hi,Lily .What is wrong with him? Lily Oh.that is too bad.He got Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Steve His face is expressionless.Can he speak? Lily I am afraid not. ALS makes him hard to walk, speak,eat, and swallow Steve I am sorry to hear that. Lily Fortunately,the senses and thinking process remain normal. He can communicate with us by special machine Steve What can we do for him? Lily We should talk more with them,give them more care. Let?us?work together?for?