Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
Mission of the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases:
- Deliver the highest quality patient care and outcomes
through cohesive iterative multidisciplinary team working
- Translate research findings into clinical trials and new
treatments for NHS patients with neuromuscular diseases
- Act as a national and
international centre of excellence for clinical/research training and education
in neuromuscular diseases
The MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases is one of the MRC’s
translational research centres and opened in 2008.
It is directed by
Professor Michael G Hanna and is a partnership between the UCL Institutes of
Neurology and Child Health, and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Genetic and acquired neuromuscular diseases represent a major cause of
mortality and morbidity in children and adults. There is a large gap
between major science discoveries and patient benefit in these important
disorders. The MRC Centre has been working since 2008 to reduce this
gap by establishing a multidisciplinary translational research activity
in these disabling diseases.
The Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases draws together the expertise of a large team of specialist health professionals and aims to provide a local, regional and national centre of clinical excellence for the diagnosis and management of Neuromuscular Diseases. The Centre has a particular focus on diseases of peripheral nerves and muscles.
The Centre runs a number of specialist clinics under the auspices of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
