FALS 8 (medical condition): A generally fatal, inherited progressive disease where destruction of motor nerves in the spinal cord and brain stem cause progressive muscle weakness and wasting. Type 8 is characterized by adult onset and relatively slow progression of symptoms. It occurs in an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8:
»Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8
»Symptoms of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8
FALS 8: Another name for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8 (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8
»Symptoms of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8
Some of the symptoms of FALS 8 incude:
See full list of 16 symptoms of FALS 8 (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8)
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