____, made famous by baseball player Lou Gehrig, affects motor function and balance, creates cranial nerve dysfunction, and eventually causes dementia from destruction of frontal lobe neurons in the brain.
A. Poliomyelitis
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
D. Multiple sclerosis
Answer: C
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