Review of 48 Cases of Motor Neuron Disease seen at Groote Schuur Hospital: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of neurodegenerative disorders related to selective degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Studies of the incidence, prevalence and demographic characteristics of patients with MND have mostly been done in the industrialized countries. We know petite about the disease in Africa in general and southern Africa in particular. Our anecdotal evidence from the neurology and geriatric medicine clinics suggests that the disease is not uncommonly seen in younger patients.