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Mysterious Form of ALS Identified in Children With Rare Genetic Mutations – ScienceAlert

A previously unknown form of a severe and progressive neurodegenerative disease that usually affects older adults has been identified in children as young as three…

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A previously unknown form of a severe and progressive neurodegenerative disease that usually affects older adults has been identified in children as young as three years of age.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurological disorder where motor neuron degeneration leads to serious impairments in voluntary muscle movement.
The condition, which causes increasing weakness in muscles throughout the body, makes walking, talking, and eventually even breathing a struggle, leading to death…

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