ST EM CEL L T REAT MENT F OR MOT ORNEURON DI SEASE Mot orNeur onDi seasei schar act er i zedbypr ogr essi vedegener at i on oft he ner ve cel l sr esponsi bl ef orcont r ol l i ng muscl e movement s i nvol vedi nbodymovement s,speechandbr eat hi ng.MNDr i skf act or s mai nl yi ncl udeage,genet i csandenvi r onment alf act or s.
Sympt omsofMND Nomuscl econt r ol
Sl ur r ySpeech
Di f f i cul t yi nbr eat hi ng
Muscl eSt i f f ness
Tr i ppi ngandDr oppi ngThi ng
Weaknessi nMuscl es
GENETI C FACTORS
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EXPOSURE TO TOXI NS
2. CAUSES OF
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MND
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VI RAL EXPOSURE
DAMAGEDMOTOR NEURONS
AGEI NG
St em Cel lTher apy Bei ng swi f ti n i t s pr ogr essi on, MND i s undoubt edl ya f at al neur odegener at i ve di sease.St em Cel lTher apyi sa cont empor ar y t echnol ogy t hatcan be expl oi t ed t oi mpr ove di sease st at us by del ayi ngt hepr ogr essi onofMND.Al t hought het ypeandext entand i mpr ovementar epat i ent speci f i csomeot hecommonbenef i t syou canexpectaf t erst em cel lt r eat mentf orMNDar e: Reducedmuscl eweaknessandt wi t ches. I mpr ovedspeechcont r ol . I mpr ovementi nbr eat hi ngandswal l owi ng. Reducedspast i ci t y . Bet t ermot orski l l sandcogni t i on. Reducedmoodswi ngs.