Motor neuron diseases

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or '''Lou Gehrig's disease''', is a rare terminal neurodegenerative disease defined by the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction. ALS is the most common of the motor neuron diseases. ALS often presents in its early stages with gradual muscle stiffness, twitches, weakness, and wasting. Motor neuron loss typically continues until the ability to eat, speak, move, and breathe without mechanical support is lost. It is estimated that at least 50% of people

rare congenital neuromuscular disorder

neurodegenerative disease caused by head injury

group of neurological disorders affecting motor neurons

group of potentially disabling signs and symptoms that appear decades after the initial poliomyelitis illness

rare, milder form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is characterized by a slowly progressive clinical course. Signs and symptoms include muscle weakness, atrophy, and fasciculation

Kennedy's disease, also known as bulbospinal muscular atrophy (BSMA), is a rare X-linked recessive motor neuron disease characterized by proximal and bulbar muscle wasting

motor neuron disease characterized by painless but progressive weakness and stiffness of the muscles of the legs

medical condition characterized by the inability to control facial movements (such as chewing and speaking) and caused by a variety of neurological disorders

human disease

disease of the lower motor neurons

group of diseases