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It is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with it.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
Yet for millions with speech impairments due to conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease or cerebral palsy, this basic function becomes a struggle.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her work also surrounded many charitable causes, including raising money for Lou Gehrig's disease research, fighting poverty, and supporting social justice and environmentalism.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
It was formerly known as 'Lou Gehrig's disease,' for the famous New York Yankees baseball player who died two years after developing ALS in 1939.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2024
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 10 July 2024
Yet for millions with speech impairments due to conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease or cerebral palsy, this basic function becomes a struggle.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her work also surrounded many charitable causes, including raising money for Lou Gehrig's disease research, fighting poverty, and supporting social justice and environmentalism.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
It was formerly known as 'Lou Gehrig's disease,' for the famous New York Yankees baseball player who died two years after developing ALS in 1939.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2024
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Lou Gehrig's disease
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Lou Geh·rig's disease
ˌlü-ˌge(ə)r-igz-, -ˌga(ə)r- 
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