What are the symptoms of MND?
MND is a progressive disease that often starts slowly and gets worse over time. Symptoms usually start on one side of the body before spreading. Usually, the first things people notice are:
weakness in their hands and grip
slurred speech
weakness in their legs, and a tendency to trip
weakness of their shoulder, making lifting difficult
cramps and muscles twitching
Later on, people with MND:
become very weak and have little or no movement
have trouble talking, breathing and swallowing
A few people with MND develop a type of dementia.
MND will not affect your ability to:
see
hear
smell
taste
touch