Written by Colin Farrell, B.Sc. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, frequently referred to under the umbrella term Motor Neurone Disease, is a neurodegenerative condition characterised by loss of skeletal, bulbar (controlling breathing, speech, and swallowing), and respiratory muscle mass, resulting in loss of voluntary neuromotor function, and progressive muscular paralysis (Tawil & Venance, 2011). ALS is fatal […]