{"id":21072,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/als\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:39","slug":"als","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/als\/","title":{"rendered":"ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>ALS is a neurological disease characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Muscle weakness<\/li>\n<li>Muscle atrophy<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty speaking and swallowing<\/li>\n<li>Respiratory problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Unknown, genetic and environmental factors.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>EMG, clinical examination, exclusion of other diseases.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Riluzole, edaravone, symptomatic treatment.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Neurology Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of respiratory failure, emergency services should be consulted.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: ALS is a neurological disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. Symptoms: Muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, difficulty speaking and swallowing, respiratory problems. Causes: Unknown, genetic and environmental factors. Diagnosis: EMG, clinical examination, exclusion of other diseases. Treatment: Riluzole, edaravon, symptomatic treatment. Which Clinic Should You Go To? Neurology Clinic. What to Do in an Emergency? In case of respiratory failure, go to the emergency room. [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: ALS is a neurological disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. Symptoms: Muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, difficulty speaking and swallowing."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21072","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}