Why make a blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) donation?
Blood and CSF donations are essential in the research into various contributing factors involved in MND. Establishing a blood and CSF bank will enable researchers to identify and study various diagnostic markers in MND, as an aid to diagnoses and treatment for the illness. Why make a brain and spinal cord donation? Many conditions such as MND, Alzheimer’s disease, bi-polar disorder, depression, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, and other neurological and psychiatric conditions affect only humans. Brains from people affected with these illnesses are essential for research devoted to finding treatments and cures. What is meant by brain and spinal cord tissue? We mean the whole brain and spinal cord. The brain is a very complex structure and it is necessary to look at all the different parts of the brain. In the case of MND the spinal cord is also essential for the confirmation of diagnosis and research. Is tissue from normal brains and spinal c
