{"id":856,"date":"2026-07-20T02:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2026-07-20T02:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:22:16","slug":"lou-gehrigs-syndrome-here-are-the-first-symptoms-of-this-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/?p=856","title":{"rendered":"Lou Gehrig\u2019s syndrome: Here are the first symptoms of this disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\">Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, also known scientifically as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a serious neurological disease that progressively affects the body\u2019s muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Although it remains rare, its early signs are often misunderstood or overlooked because they can resemble benign conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">In this article, we will help you recognize early symptoms that deserve special attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f50d.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd0d\" \/><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0What is Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease (ALS)?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Lou Gehrig\u2019s syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons, the nerve cells responsible for voluntary muscle movements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">It gradually causes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Muscle weakness<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Muscle atrophy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">A loss of mobility<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">And in advanced stages, breathing problems<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Note: This condition does not affect intellectual abilities or the five senses. Patients remain mentally alert.<\/span><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The first symptoms must not be ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Here are the most common early signs that occur in people with Lou Gehrig\u2019s syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1776632699531-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CK3K1e-Y4JUDFTpmpAQdf98ZMA\"><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, also known scientifically as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a serious neurological disease that progressively affects the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions\/858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}