Background Apart from increasing age and a few specific genetic polymorphisms, the aetiology of Motor Neurone Disease is largely unknown ... A standardised questionnaire was used to obtain information ...

It is not yet clear what environmental risk factors could cause the disease, though there has been speculation.” Military veterans have been found to be more likely to develop MND, with some ...

Background To improve equity of service, in line with the aspirations of public policy across the UK, it is imperative that we understand how sociodemographic factors affect the management and care of ...

Rob Burrows of Leeds Rhinos was one of a number of former professional rugby players who died with motor neurone disease New research suggests rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions ...

Objective To confirm the symptoms and signs for motor neuron disease (MND ... the study has identified the following new factors to be independently associated with MND prior to diagnosis: ataxia, ...

Patients who are at high risk of motor neurone disease really want to know how their disease may progress and the age at which symptoms may develop, but that's very difficult to predict." ...

Introduction Respiratory muscle weakness is a feature of motor neurone disease (MND), develops insidiously and presents with subtle symptoms. It can be difficult to assess in MND patients who, as a ...

A nurse who was forced to retire after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has recalled attending a lecture on the condition unaware she already had it. Sheree Gregg, from Inverness ...