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MND is a progressive disease of the motor system in the brain and spinal cord that leads to increasing disability due to muscular weakness, generally without incontinence and without mental impairment.

Neither cure nor prevention are possible at the present time, but there are some useful treatments that can help to slow the course of the disease and control the symptoms. However, there is currently optimism and many new ideas about possible treatments and the level of research activity is very high, especially in Britain, France and the USA.

The World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neurone Disease (see section entitled 'MND organisations') brings together researchers and people with MND in order to encourage research and facilitate exchange of information about MND (ALS) and their website (www.wfnals.org) is a useful starting point for anyone wanting to find out more about current work on this condition.

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Last updated 26 June 2009