UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has a leaflet called Motor Neurone Disease.

 Motor Neurone Disease Association

The only national organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland dedicated to the support of people with MND and those who care for them. Their mission is to ensure that every single person affected by MND can secure the care and support they need and to promote research that will lead to effective treatments and a cure for MND.

 MND Scotland

MND Scotland exists to help all those affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) within Scotland; those living with the disease, their families, carers and those health and social care professionals who contribute to the care of people with MND.

 Motor Neurone Disease

Healthtalkonline, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.

 Medicine Guide for Motor Neurone Disease

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

  Medicine Guide for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (the common type of motor neurone disease)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Motor Neurone Disease

Information from the British Brain and Spine Foundation.

 Motor Neurone Disease

Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

 Motor Neurone Disease

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

Information from BUPA.

 Motor Neurone Disease - non-invasive ventilation

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.