Molecular and Cellular Therapies for Motor Neuron Diseases

Natural History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

History The term “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis” (ALS) was first proposed by Jean-Martin Charcot in 1874, deriving the name from his method of correlating clinical symptoms and signs with anatomical lesions found at autopsy. While working at the Salpetriere Hospital in…