Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, AKA Lou Gehrig’s dz (ALS), a progressive/fatal neuromuscular dz has an estimated prevalence of 5.2 per 100,000 - with a total of 16,583 cases identified. The majority of ALS patients die within 2–5 years of a diagnosis. https://t.co/Yg7aIspfnN