Motor neuron disease

Motor neuron diseases are rare neurodegenerative disorders characterized by a progressive loss of motor neurons, leading to motor dysfunction and progressive paralysis.

Our missions

  • To conduct epidemiological surveillance of motor neuron diseases

  • To study their link to certain environmental or occupational exposures

  • Informing public authorities and healthcare professionals

In brief

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~2300

new cases of motor neuron disease per year in France

90%

Examples of motor neuron diseases include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

50%

Patients die within 30 months of the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis symptoms

news

Agriculture and the Incidence of Motor Neuron Disease: A French National Study

Farming and the Incidence of Motor Neuron Disease: A French Nationwide Study