can any1 plz tell me the cure for "motor neuron disease" and the treatment options?

Question

im asking on behalf of a female patient,age 36,married.she developed this disease when she got pregnant 2yrs ago and is still suffering from it.plz plz if any1 can help.i will be grateful.thanks

thank u all for the answers below..my friend is taking riluzole n she feels better with it but im scared about its side effects.
also can u tell me how the differential diagnosis for ALS is made becoz the doc just did the EMG test n said that its ALS.

Answer 1

Hello..I am sorry to hear this news..I am not to aware of the pathology with NMD, However I did find this informative explanation on the Wikipedia site. Please click on the link I have given you below and this should answer some of your questions in short but informative detail.
Best Wishes to you!
George

Answer 2

Hi there,

Usually people talking about motor neuron diseasse mean a specific disease called "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" or ALS for short. It's difficult to give specific advice, as your friend may not actually have ALS, but another form of motor neuron disease.

I'm sorry to say there is no cure available at present for ALS or for any of the less common motor neuron diseases. Treatment is symptomatic, by which I mean that we help to manage the symptoms, weakness etc, which patients suffer from with physiotherapy and exercise. Help can also be given with breathing and swallowing problems that can occur later in the disease.

There is a drug, called riluzole, which is often used in ALS but this isn't a cure - it slows down the rate of progression of the disease by a few months.

There are quite a few therapies currently in research trials but none which look like the they will be available for patients in the immediate future, even if they are proven to work in trials. I'm sorry I can't be of more help.

Answer 3

Motor neuron disease occurs when certain nerve cells degenerate and die. There are two types of motor neuron cells. The upper motor neuron begins in the brain and ends in the spinal cord. The lower motor neuron starts in the spinal cord and ends in the muscles. Nerve cell degeneration and death causes muscle weakness and poor reflexes. The affected nerve cells do not grow back, but healthy nerve cells can attempt to reconnect to the muscles, which slows the progression of the disease.

I am sorry to say that as far as I can tell there are currently no cures for these diseases. However, sometimes other nerves take over the work of the damaged ones.

This individual must be under a doctor's care?? That is the person who can best tell you how her disease will progress.

Take care.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

no cure..