Our bodies’ nerve cells are important for transmitting electrical and chemical information between different parts of the brain and between the brain and other parts of the nervous system. One of the ...

Scientists have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of upper motor neurons that become diseased and are a key contributor to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a ...

Neurons, also known as nerve cells, send and receive signals throughout your nervous system. While neurons have a lot in common with other types of cells, they’re structurally and functionally unique.

It is easy to confuse one motor neuron disease for another: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, primary lateral sclerosis, and lower motor neuron disease can all mimic each other. But each has a slightly ...

Adults with facial nerve paresis (FNP) generally develop ectropion, but a recent report of children with syndromatic FNPs implies that entropion may be more common in this setting than ectropion. This ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a rare neurological disorder that affects the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, which control movement. It is a form of motor neuron disease (MND). PLS ...

If you have upper motor neuron lesions, you have damage to certain nerve cells that help you move. Medicines and therapy can help control symptoms like muscle spasms and help you walk and talk more ...

A motor neuron is a specialized type of nerve cell responsible for transmitting signals from the central nervous system to muscles, enabling movement. These neurons carry electrical impulses that ...

Our clinic, the Motor Neuron Disease/ALS Clinic, is sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and ALS Association and provides a multidisciplinary clinic serving the needs of individuals with a ...

When you take a walk, talk to a friend, or chew a piece of food, motor neurons are behind these movements. Just like other parts of your body, they can become damaged. You may have heard of ...