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What is the cause of death for als patients?
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Pneumonia: Most ALS patients who die naturally do so of pneumonia, because they are too weak to cough or breathe deeply which a healthy person does naturally to prevent lung infections.
Answered 4/24/2020
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Respiratory failure: The cause of death is usually respiratory failure as the breathing muscles get weak, or an infection related to immobility such as pneumonia.
Answered 3/26/2013
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