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Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurodegenerative disease is an umbrella term for a range of conditions, which primarily affect a particular type of cell in the human brain, called neurons.

Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord. Neurons normally don’t reproduce or replace themselves, so when they become damaged or die our bodies cant replace them.

Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable and debilitating conditions that result in progressive degeneration and / or death of nerve cells. This causes problems with movement (called ataxias), or mental functioning (called dementias).

 

 

 

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With your support we can help support families living with the devastating diagnosis of Batten disease

Thank you for making a donation to the work of the BDFA.

The BDFA receives NO funding from Government and are only able to carry out our work because of the strong commitment of our volunteers and fundraisers.

Thank you so much for your support

How your donation can help

£5 a month
provides a support and information
folder for a newly diagnosed family

£20 a month

helps to run our family support services

£50 a month
enables us to run training workshops
for professionals to educate them on
Batten disease