Motor neurone disease is a progressive disease of the nerves in the spinal cord and brain. As it progresses it leaves patients unable to move but mentally alert. Research is continuing to discover the cause and to find medicines that can improve the lives of patients with this devastating disease.
Disease: Motor Neurone Disease
Last update: July 2009
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FAQ: What does the future hold?
A variety of compounds which help prevent cell death are being investigated. Researchers are beginning to understand why and how nerve cells die. This knowledge may, in time, lead to new medicines for this devastating disease.