Upper motor neuron lesions prevent signals from traveling from your brain and spinal cord to your muscles. Your muscles can't move without these signals and become stiff and weak.

ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, is the most common type of motor neuron disease. WebMD explains the other types and how they can affect your muscles.

Marked by muscles withering away and the inability to speak and eat, motor neurone disease is fatal and affects more than ...

The goal of diagnosing upper motor neuron lesions and its cause or causes can help address any underlying problems resulting in upper neuron damage. A proper diagnosis can also minimize symptoms ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) affects the nerves that enable movement, causing muscles in the body to deteriorate. Learn more here.

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

Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a group of neurological disorders that get worse (progress) over time. MNDs destroy motor neurons, which are the cells that control muscle activity for body functions ...

MOTOR neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that affects the brain and nerves, according to the NHS. It causes weakness that gets worse over time, and there is currently no cure for MND. Up to … ...

It’s a common experience, says Cave, who has helped 50 people with motor neuron diseases bank their voices. “When I first started at the MND Association [around seven years ago], people had to ...

A Cannock-based charity established to fund research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has announced a celebrity-line up for ...

The University of Chicago is establishing the Center for Motor Neuron Disease (CMND) after a $10 million gift from the Lohengrin Foundation. Headed by Director of the ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Clinic ...