What Is ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS disease, is a debilitating fatal motor neuron disease with slowly degenerative decline in upper and lower motor neurons in an individual with the disease. This means that is you have ALS; you will have weakness in your muscles and eventually weakness in your lungs too. Unfortunately, most people die from this disease around 2-4 years after being diagnosed. The current treatments help with symptom management and upper respiratory support, with Riluzole and Edaravone medications used to treat the person with this debilitating disease.
Can ALS Be Exacerbated from a Car Accident?
Yes, your ALS can be worsened if you are in a car accident. The disease progression may be sped up because of other complications that you experience with injuries from a car accident. You may have had your ALS under control, but the accident may have left you with additional injuries and problems, which may make it hard for you to breathe, walk or manage your daily life. The rate of how fast the disease will progress in any one person will vary greatly from person to person. No two people will have this disease in the exact same way. Some people will experience mild behavioral and cognitive changes, and can develop frontotemporal dementia as well. There may be impairment of executive function, language function and other areas of the brain can be affected too with ALS disease.
What Are the Typical Symptoms of ALS?
The typical symptoms of ALS are muscle weakness in the upper or lower limbs, as well as muscle weakness. A person with ALS can have problems with finger flexors, leg muscles and even hamstring muscles, because of the disease. There will be problems with the person’s posture, as well as uncontrollable instances of laughing or crying can be indicative of the onset of ALS. Another symptom can be muscle cramping or mild weight loss and neurological problems wit ALS.
What Are the Noticeable Subtypes of ALS?
There are many different subtypes of ALS. These can include issues that can affect anywhere on the person’s body, and include:
- Bulbar ALS
- Spinal ALS
- Pseudobulbar palsy
- Progressive bulbar palsy
- Mill’s syndrome
- Respiratory ALS
- Axial ALS
- Flail arm syndrome
- Flail leg syndrome
- Pseudopolyneuritic ALS
- Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS)
- UMN predominant ALS
- ALS
- LMN predominant ALS
- Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA)
- Progressive nonfluent aphasia
- Sematic dementia
- Logopenic progressive aphasia
As you can see, there are many different degrees and subtypes of ALS, with life-expectancy different for each subtype as well as other conditions and complications can affect the person’s ability to manage and deal with the disease over time. Many people have a slow start to their limbs slowing down, with progressive spasticity, and slowing of movements, which typically start in the lower limbs. Other people can lose elasticity in their face, and have an “expressionless” facial feature that is permanent on their face, as a result of the disease. Some people can also have diaphragm weakness, and poor respiratory prognosis in those cases.
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Can I Sue for a Situation Where ALS Disease Was Worsened After a Car Accident?
Yes, we can sue for an event where your ALS disease was worsened after a car accident. In that case, you can call us to review your claim and talk about your case with our Los Angeles case lawyers at the Normandie Law Firm. We can file a lawsuit based on the merits of your claim, and our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue the responsible parties for your personal injuries and who were liable for your car accident.
Average Case Value for ALS Disease That Has Worsened After a Car Accident
The average case value for ALS disease that has worsened after being in a car accident can range from $100,000 to over $3 million, depending on the personal injuries. The extent of your personal injuries, expenses, losses, and damages will be reviewed in regard to your exact claim. At that time your final settlement package will be determined, not before this has been reviewed by our professional legal team.
How Long Does It Take to Settle and to Get Paid on These Cases?
It can take around 4-7 months to settle out your claim for personal injuries from a car accident that worsened your diagnosis of ALS. You may still be under a doctor’s care, and that is fine, you can call us today to review your claim.
Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?
The statute of limitations in California for personal injury lawsuit filing is two years. The statute of limitations in California for harassment and discrimination lawsuit filing is one year, with a two year timeframe to file for wrongful termination.
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References
Masrori, P., & Van Damme, P. (2020). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review.
European Journal of Neurology, 27
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Mejzini, R., Flynn, L. L., Pitout, I. L., Fletcher, S., Wilton, S. D., & Akkari, P. A. (2019). ALS Genetics, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics: Where Are We Now?.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, 1310. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.01310
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