| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:332 |
| Name | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Definition | A motor neuron disease that is characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis |
| Xrefs |
KEGG:05014 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:86044005 |
| SKOS |
exactMatch MESH:D000690 |
| Subsets |
DO_FlyBase_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
ALS [EXACT] Lou Gehrig's disease [EXACT] motor neuron disease, bulbar [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a motor neuron disease |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
disease has location some ventral horn of spinal cord |