The following are the major diseases or complications that may be contributed to by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS):
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Aspiration pneumonia (pneumonia caused by inhalation of foreign substances (often stomach contents)).
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory insufficiency (respiratory failure; disturbance of external (mechanical) respiration).
Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
- Abnormal weight loss
- Chronic pain
- Immobility
