Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig's disease is a severe neurodegenerative pathology (disease causing degeneration of neurons) of unknown cause and no curative treatment.
Parkinson's disease is a disease of the central nervous system that affects the brain's ability to control our movements. The disease is named after Dr. James Parkinson, the first doctor to describe it.