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Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition caused by the breakdown of the nerve cells in the brain that control the muscles. Unfortunately there is currently no cure, and life expectancy will be affected depending on how symptoms progress. However, research is underway to understand the causes, and develop a cure.
MND is a disease that gets worse over time. It affects the muscles that you use to move (voluntary muscles). Nerves dealing with feeling to the skin aren’t affected, so there is no numbness or pins and needles. Parts of the brain dealing with intelligence and awareness are not affected.
Kills 5 people ever day in the UK, leaves people unable to walk, talk or feed themselves. Life expectancy is between 2 and 5 years.
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