Motor neurone illness

Introduction: Motor neurone illness

Description of Motor neurone illness

Motor neurone illness (medical condition): Any of various disorders of the "motor neurons", nerves that control movement....more »

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Motor neuron diseases:
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Motor neurone illness: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Motor neurone illness:

• Motor
• Motor problems
• Neurone
• Illness (5751 causes)

Motor neurone illness as a Disease

Motor neurone illness: Another name for Motor neuron diseases (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Motor neuron diseases
  »Symptoms of Motor neuron diseases

Motor neurone illness: Related Diseases

Motor neurone illness: Motor neurone illness is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Neuromuscular conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Degenerative conditions

Causes of Motor neurone illness

Some of the causes of Motor neurone illness are included in the list below:

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Primary lateral sclerosis
• Progressive bulbar palsy of childhood
• Kennedy's disease
• Werdnig-Hoffman disease

See full list of 8 causes of Motor neurone illness (Motor neuron diseases)

Symptoms of Motor neurone illness (Motor neuron diseases)

Some of the symptoms of Motor neurone illness incude:

• Progressive muscle weakness
• Progressive muscle paralysis
• Muscle groups affected depend on the type of motor neurone disease
• No loss of sensation in affected areas
• Difficulty swallowing

See full list of 10 symptoms of Motor neurone illness (Motor neuron diseases)

Motor neurone illness: Article Excerpts about Motor neuron diseases

Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are progressive, degenerative disorders that affect nerves in the upper or lower parts of the... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Motor Neuron Diseases Information Page: NINDS)

Motor neurone illness: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Motor neurone illness:

• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• primary lateral sclerosis
• progressive muscular dystrophy
• pseudobulbar palsy
• progressive bulbar palsy

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