But at age 21 he developed the first symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disorder that would inevitably render him paralyzed and incapable of performing most kinds of work.

可是他在21岁的时候，出现了肌萎缩性（脊髓）侧索硬化的征兆；这一疾病不可避免地要导致瘫痪，使他很多事都不能做。

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Hawking has ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which has confined him to a wheelchair and leaves him unable to speak without the help of a computerized voice synthesizer.

霍金患有肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症，简称ALS，他只能坐在轮椅上，说话必须依赖电脑语音发生器。

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They could also aid in the basic research of diseases such as epilepsy and the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als).

星形胶质细胞在癫痫和肌肉侧索硬化症(ALS)的基础研究中同样有帮助。

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