Concept information
Preferred term
motor neuron disease
Definition(s)
- Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a group of neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells which control voluntary muscles of the body.According to ICD-11, the following disorders are counted among motor neuron diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive bulbar palsy (PBP), pseudobulbar palsy, progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), and monomelic amyotrophy (MMA), as well as some rarer variants resembling ALS. (Wikipedia)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- motoneuron disease
In other languages
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French
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maladie du motoneurone
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-RSPZMS0L-3
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