This multidisciplinary unit is the reference centre for the treatment of MND patients in the Valencian region, providing care to a population of five million inhabitants.

The motor neuron disease unit of Hospital la Fe is the reference centre in the Valencian region for the treatment of MND patients (ALS, SMA, etc…). Each year, more than 60 new patients and 160 prevalent patients are treated in this multidisciplinary unit. The main areas of expertise in research include the analysis of those factors influencing the diagnostic delay and prognosis of ALS patients, the development and validation of outcome measures for ALS patients, the search of biomarkers, the study of the genetic and environmental risk factors of ALS and the search of new treatments. In the last 10 years, we have participated in more than 20 research projects and in more than 30 clinical trials in motor neuron diseases.

Principal Investigator: Juan Francisco Vázquez-Costa