Multiple System Atrophy Trust

The Multiple System Atrophy Trust provides information and support to those living with MSA, their families, carers and health professionals. This support is provided by regional support groups and seminars for health care professionals and through the trust's phone and email helpline run by specialist nurses. The trust also funds research into the causes and treatment of MSA. Funds raised in 2012 will go towards a second nurse to assist with increased demand on the helpline.

MSA is a disorder that occurs at random, usually affects people in their 50s and 60s and and is ultimately fatal. It is a progressive neurological disorder resulting from the degeneration of nerve cells in specific areas of the brain, causing problems with movement, balance, speech and automatic functions such as bladder control. 

The Trust was set up in 1997 by Sarah Matheson, who died from MSA in 1999 and had held various posts at the Architectural Association. The brother of Cycle to Cannes’ founder Peter Murray also died from MSA.  

Find our more at www.msatrust.org.uk