N.Y. Public Health Law § 2020: Definitions

§ 2020. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms

shall have the following meanings:

1. "ALS" means amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurological disorder

that affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord

that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing.

2. "MND" means motor neuron disease, a group of progressive

neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that

control skeletal muscle activity such as walking, breathing, speaking,

and swallowing. This group includes diseases such as amyotrophic

lateral sclerosis, progressive bulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis,

progressive muscular atrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, Kennedy's

disease, and post-polio syndrome.