may 18, 1869 - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Lou Gehrig disease or Charcot disease
Description:
Descriptions of the disease date back to at least 1824 by Charles Bell. In 1869, the connection between the symptoms and the underlying neurological problems was first described by Jean-Martin Charcot, who in 1874 began using the term amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 18, 1869
Now
~ 156 years ago