Motor Neurone Disease
NHS Tayside RefGuide
Warning
Who to refer
Patient to refer to Neurology:
- Please refer any patients in whom MND is suspected
- Clinical features raising likelihood of MND include:
- progressive dysphagia when associated with dysarthria
- progressive limb weakness
- an absence of sensory symptoms/signs.
- Prior to referral, please send a CK level (to differentiate those with muscle disease mimics).
How to refer
- Patients with a new suspected diagnosis of MND should be referred urgently via Sci Gateway/Neurology.
- Patients with known MND, if the issue relates specifically to the patient’s MND, please contact the MND nurse specialist in the 1st instance (details below):
- MND nurse specialists service (Gillian Craig and Carolyn Webster): 01382 425726 (voicemail) or tay.mndservice@nhs.scot