Charcot, Gehrig, Hawking: A Journey Through ALS When you hear the names Charcot, Gehrig, and Hawking, what comes to mind? These names are all linked by a shared thread: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. ALS, also known as Charcot disease, is named after Jean-Martin Charcot, a neurologist from the Pitié-Salpêtrière…