A fitness instructor from Liverpool is preparing to take part in the Liverpool Half Marathon later this month after her ...

Things changed in July last year, when Andrew noticed muscles twitching in his limbs; the spasms spread to his whole body within a few weeks. At first, we were worried but didn’t catastrophise. We ...

It happens when the facial nerve is damaged. Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of isolated facial nerve paralysis when there aren’t other symptoms. Facial weakness can also be a symptom of other ...

People are being urged to watch for symptoms that may indicate Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The condition causes progressive muscle weakness and, according to the NHS, one key sign to be aware of ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting about one in 323 children in the United States. It's caused by brain damage and affects a person's muscle tone, balance, ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

facial nerve palsy, bulbar paralysis, tendon reflexes, sensory deficits, autonomic dysfunction (blood pressure fluctuations, tachyarrhythmias and bradycardia, and abnormal sweating), and treatment ...

Maharashtra’s Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Dhananjay Munde announced this week that he was suffering from Bell’s Palsy, which, he said, had severely affected his ...

Craig Hamilton was diagnosed with Progressive Bulbar Palsy – a rarer type of MND which affects the muscles used for speech and swallowing first – in December. The 56-year-old, who owns an art ...

What is progressive supranuclear palsy? Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a complex condition that affects the brain. Progressive means that symptoms will keep getting worse over time.

Clinically, it is mainly represented by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), and progressive bulbar palsy (PBP). As the most common ...