There was no family history of the disease. My sister-in-law, age 72, is now experiencing occasional problems with lisping. Could this be the first sign of her developing familial ALS?

A lisp is a speech difficulty that affects how a person pronounces certain sounds, especially “s” and “z.” While it is commonly seen in childhood speech development, it can continue into ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother-in-law died at age 73 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). There was no family history of the disease. My sister-in-law, age 72, is now experiencing occasional problems ...

There was no family history of the disease. My sister-in-law, age 72, is now experiencing occasional problems with lisping. Could this be the first sign of her developing familial ALS?