In order to make our body perform voluntary movements like walking and swallowing, to name a few, our brain sends instructions to the muscles along nerve cells that are known as motor neurons. Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is an ailment that destroys nerve cells slowly, which leads to weakness and wastage of muscles. It occurs usually between the age 50 and 70. Men are most prone to this disease than women and the ratio can be taken as 2:1 respectively.
There are mainly three types of MND –
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Progressive Bulbar Palsy
- Progressive Muscular Atrophy