今年，多亏了全世界病毒式传播开来的ALS冰桶挑战，对肌肉萎缩性侧索硬化症（ALS，又称的葛雷克氏症）上升的关注度达到最高纪录。

This year, awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, reached an all-time high around the world due to the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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在22岁的时候他被诊断患有肌肉和神经系统不可治愈的疾病——肌肉萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症，并且医生说他的寿命不会很长。

Doctors gave him only a limited lifespan after he was diagnosed at the age age of 22 with the incurable disease of the muscles and nervous system, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

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而痴呆患者中的一些也有类似肌萎缩性侧索硬化症的跛行症状，且逐渐丧失对肌肉的控制。

And some with that dementia also develop crippling symptoms like Gehrig's, gradually losing control of their muscles.

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