Degenerations - Coping up with Degenerations

Grouped under this heading are a number of diseases in which nerve cells degenerate and die, usually quite slowly, taking months or years. The symptoms of the various diseases differ widely, depending on the area of the brain or spinal cord in which the degeneration of the nerve cells occurs. The results are distressing and sometimes even tragic. But there is hope because scientific research into causes and possible treatments is gradually increasing our understanding of these disorders. With this new understanding it is reasonable to hope for more and increasingly effective treatments.