List of Well Known People with Motor Neuron Disease (MND)

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Published: 2017/11/10 - Updated: 2023/10/12
Publication Type: Informative
Topic: Famous Disabled People - Publications List

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Synopsis: A list of famous and well known people with or had Motor neuron disease (MND) an uncommon condition that mainly affects people in their 60s and 70s.

MND is the short term for motor neuron disease, which affects the nerves known as motor neurons. These nerves are found in the brain and spinal cord and they help tell your muscles what to do.

MNDs are classified according to whether the loss of function is inherited, sporadic, and whether they affect the upper motor neurons, lower motor neurons, or both.

Introduction

Motor neuron disease is an uncommon condition that mainly affects people in their 60s and 70s, but it can affect adults of all ages. MND) progressively damages parts of the nervous system. This leads to muscle weakness, often with visible wasting. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of MND. There is currently no cure for MND, but there are treatments to help reduce the impact it has on a person's daily life. Some people live with the condition for many years.

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This list of famous people below are known to have, or had, Motor Neuron Disease which includes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), pseudobulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), progressive bulbar palsy (PBP), monomelic amyotrophy (MMA), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and some rarer variants that resemble ALS. The symptoms of MND start gradually over weeks and months. They tend to appear on one side of the body first and get progressively worse.

Famous People with Motor Neuron Disease

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