Degenerative Disease - Examples of Degenerative Diseases

Examples of Degenerative Diseases

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a.k.a., Lou Gehrig's Disease
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Multiple system atrophy
  • Niemann Pick disease
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Progressive supranuclear palsy
  • Cancer
  • Essential tremor
  • Tay-Sachs Disease
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Disease
  • Keratoconus
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Prostatitis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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