NS.. ex-NFL players sue league... It's starting to make sense now

Good post. Actually I read that there is now thought that Lou Gherig, who is the face/name of ALS really didn't have ALS, but had ALS like disease caused by hits he took while playing college football.

Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic A.L.S. - NYTimes.com

I know a man who's ALS or ALS like symptoms were triggered by removing his wisdom teeth so it doesn't take that much trauma to trigger it. He never regained all the sensation in his face and lived about a year from the time he had the teeth extracted. There is no conclusive test for ALS so who knows if it's one ailment, or more then one that are closely related ailment.