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paraeid="{27d40c90-7eec-4867-b6dd-b00cc3e828d7}{144}" paraid="286418819">The <strong>ALS Treatment and Research Center at UCSF</strong> provides comprehensive treatment for patients with neurodegenerative diseases, including motor neuron diseases (MNDs) including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's聽Disease") and聽its variants (PLS, PMA, PBA, FTD) 聽</p> <p paraeid="{27d40c90-7eec-4867-b6dd-b00cc3e828d7}{164}" paraid="191147297">Our聽multi-disciplinary ALS聽clinic team includes neurologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, nurses, social workers, a dietitian,聽a genetic counselor, a communication specialist, and occupational, physical, speech and respiratory therapists.聽They work together to identify your treatment needs and control your symptoms.聽</p> <p paraeid="{27d40c90-7eec-4867-b6dd-b00cc3e828d7}{190}" paraid="532896517">Our patients also have access to an orthotist who specializes in braces and other devices to support weak muscles and聽joints;聽as well as representatives from local patient advocacy organizations.聽Patients may be eligible to participate in clinical trials, which are studies to test promising new medications or other types of treatment.</p> <p paraeid="{27d40c90-7eec-4867-b6dd-b00cc3e828d7}{190}" paraid="532896517">We are聽a聽<strong>Certified Treatment Center of Excellence </strong>of <a href="http://www.alsagoldenwest.org">The ALS Association Golden West Chapter</a>聽and a聽<strong>MDA/ALS Care Center of the聽Muscular Dystrophy Association.</strong>聽The ALS Center at UCSF is a聽part of the <a href="https://neurology.ucsf.edu/als-center">UCSF聽Department of Neurology</a> and the聽<a href="http://weill.ucsf.edu/">UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences</a>.聽</p> <p><img alt="" height="100" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3426/f/wysiwyg/mda-logo-horizontal-2.svg" style="float:right" width="536" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><img alt="Certified Treatment Center of Excellence" height="150" 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