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Dr Nikhil Sharma
Queen Square Private Healthcare
What causes Motor Neurone Disease?
The exact causes of Motor Neurone Disease is unknown but there are certain genetic and environmental causes according to Dr Nikhil Sharma, who is a Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square.
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That's a great question. We don't really know the cause of motor neuron disease. We know that there is certainly a genetic element to it, but there is also an environmental element as well.
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