What is ALS? ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. A means no. Myo refers to muscle, and Trophic means nourishment â No muscle nourishment. When a muscle has no nourishment, it atrophies or wastes away.
Oshkosh, Nebraska. Oshkosh is a city in Garden County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 884 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Garden County.
People in group quarters in Cass County, Nebraska in 2010: 202 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities; 90 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities; 5 people in group homes intended for adults