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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the debilitating neurodegenerative disease commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is influenced by genetics and environmental factors.

After excluding the year before ALS diagnosis, use of antidepressants (OR, 1.3), anxiolytics (OR, 1.3), or hypnotics and sedatives (OR, 1.2) was still linked to increased ALS risk.

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, causes damage to nerve cells that control movement. People with ALS gradually lose the ability to walk, speak, eat, and eventually breathe.

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Prior use of psychiatric drugs was associated with an increased risk of developing ALS in a study of 1057 ALS cases and 5281 controls (mean age 67.5 years; 53.1% male). Notably, there was a high ...