Motor neurone disease
A guide for patients and carers
MND organisations
Motor Neurone Disease Association
PO Box 246
Northampton NN1 2PR
Tel: 08457 626262 (freephone helpline)
Website: www.mnda.org.uk
Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association
Coleraine House
Coleraine Street
Dublin
Ireland
Tel: 00 353 1 873 0422 Website: www.imnda.ie
Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association
76 Firhill Road
Glasgow G20 7BA
Tel: 0141 945 1077
Website: www.scotmnd.org.uk
World Federation of Neurology Research on Motor Neurone Disease
Website: www.wfnals.org
Contents
- Introduction
- What is motor neurone disease?
- What are the symptoms?
- Is there only one kind of MND?
- Who gets MND?
- How is MND diagnosed?
- What do the tests tell the doctor?
- Treatment
- Dealing with the effects of MND
- How will life be affected?
- Useful equipment
- Conclusion
- MND organisations
- Other organisations that may be able to help