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Motor neurone disease

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is the name given to a group of relatively rare disorders that affects the motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurones are the nerves cells that control muscles.

In motor neurone disease these nerves degenerate causing weakness and wasting of muscles. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of the disease and in the USA it is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Motor neurone disease is a disease of adulthood and it is most common among people aged 50 to 70 and is slightly more common in men than women. Approximately one person in 50,000 will develop motor neurone disease in any one year.

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