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Motor Neuron Diseases


	Overviews of Motor Neuron Disease
	Muscle Stimulation Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Motor Neuron Diseases Fact Sheet:NINDS

	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

	General Information
	Understanding ALS:ALS Foundation
	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Fact Sheet:NINDS
	About ALS:Johns Hopkins ALS Research
	Facts About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS):Muscular Dystrophy Association [Order printed copy]
	Dementia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:eMedicine Consumer Health
	MDA ALS Research and Clinical Centers:Muscular Dystrophy Association
	ALS and Cell Protection:Society for Neuroscience
	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:MedlinePlus

	Treatment of ALS
	Treatment for ALS:Johns Hopkins ALS Research
	Treatment of ALS:ALS Association
	How is ALS Treated?:NINDS

	Coping With ALS
	Everyday Life with ALS: A Practical Guide:Muscular Dystrophy Association [Order printed copy or CD]
	When a Loved One has ALS: A Caregiver's Guide:Muscular Dystrophy Association [Order printed copy]
	Information for Patient, Family, Caregivers:ALS Association
	Publications and Videos:ALS Association
	Living with ALS Manuals:ALS Association

	Genetics of ALS
	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Overview:GeneReviews
	ALS2-Related Disorders:GeneReviews

	Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

	General Information
	Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia:NINDS
	Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia:We Move
	Familial Spastic Paraplegia:National Ataxia Foundation [PDF]
	HSP General Information:Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
	Therapy and Treatments:Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
	Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Overview:GeneReviews

	Specific Types of Spastic Paraplegia
	ALS2-Related Disorders:GeneReviews
	Infantile-Onset Ascending Hereditary Spastic Paralysis:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	L1 Syndrome (SPG1):Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	L1 Syndrome:GeneReviews
	Spastic Paraplegia Type 2:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	PLP1-Related Disorders (Includes SPG2):GeneReviews
	Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Spastic Paraplegia Type 4:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Spastic Paraplegia Type 4:GeneReviews
	Spastic Paraplegia Type 7:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Spastic Paraplegia 7:GeneReviews
	Spastic Paraplegia Type 11:GeneReviews
	BSCL2-Related Neurologic Disorders (Includes SPG17):GeneReviews
	Troyer Syndrome (SPG20):Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Troyer Syndrome:GeneReviews

	Monomelic Amyotrophy
	Monomelic Amyotrophy:NINDS
	Monomelic Amyotrophy:Gale Encylcopedia of Neurological Disorders

	Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
	Multifocal Motor Neuropathy:NINDS
	Multifocal Motor Neuropathy:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
	The Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Center:Johns Hopkins
	Treatment Options for MMN:Johns Hopkins

	Poliomyelitis
	Polio:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Polio:March of Dimes
	Polio:Mayo Clinic
	Travelers' Health Information on Poliomyelitis:CDC
	Polio Vaccine:CDC [PDF]
	Poliomyelitis:World Health Organization
	Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome:MedlinePlus

	Post-Polio Syndrome
	Post-Polio Syndrome Fact Sheet:NINDS
	Post-Polio Syndrome:Mayo Clinic
	Post-Polio Directory 2008: Clinics, Health Professionals and Support Groups:Post-Polio Health International [PDF]

	Primary Lateral Sclerosis
	Primary Lateral Sclerosis:NINDS
	PLS General Information:Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
	Therapy and Treatments:Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
	Primary Lateral Sclerosis:Johns Hopkins ALS Research
	The Physician's Guide to Primary Lateral Sclerosis:NORD
	Juvenile Primary Lateral Sclerosis:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	ALS2-Related Disorders:GeneReviews

	Spinal Muscular Atrophy

	General Information
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy:NINDS
	Understanding SMA:Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
	Facts About Spinal Muscular Atrophy:Muscular Dystrophy Association [Order printed copy]
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy:GeneReviews
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy:MedlinePlus

	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I (SMA-1)
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease):Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I (SMA-1):RRTC/NMD

	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II (SMA-2)
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2:Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II (SMA-2):RRTC/NMD

	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III (SMA-3)
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3 (Kugelberg-Welander Disease):Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III (SMA-3):RRTC/NMD

	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type IV (SMA-4)
	Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy:Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type IV (SMA-4):RRTC/NMD

	Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy Type V
	Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy, Type V:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	BSCL2-Related Neurologic Disorders:GeneReviews
	Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2D/Distal Spinal Muscular Atrophy V:GeneReviews

	Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
	Kennedy's Disease:NINDS
	Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy:Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy:RRTC/NMD
	Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy:GeneReviews

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