Motor neuron disease (MND) affects the nerves that enable movement, causing muscles in the body to deteriorate. ... Typical symptoms begin in one of the following areas: the arms and legs; ...

A long-term prospective study of the natural course of sporadic adult-onset lower motor neuron syndromes. Arch Neurol. 2009 Jun;66(6):751-7. PubMed. Gordon PH, Cheng B, Katz IB, Mitsumoto H, Rowland ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) occurs in 1 - 5 per 100,000 people, with typical onset at 50 - 70years. Early onset cases affect men more than women, with rare cases appearing in patients in their 20's. 90 ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles. These neurons allow us ...

Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness ...

In the study, all of the family members with motor neurone disease had the R199W mutation, whereas none of the individuals with parents unaffected by the disease carried it. Dr Brian Dickie, director ...

Motor neuron disease, ... "The typical survival is two to five years." Their hopes, and those of patients with other fatal diseases, may yet be frustrated by the slow pace of research.