Motor neurone disease: supporting patients and their families

Motor neurone disease (MND), also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease in the US, is the third most common neurodegenerative disease of adult onset in the world. It is characterised by the progressive and presently irreversible destruction of motor cells in the brain and spine, which allow voluntary movement to occur. There is no known cure.