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The Anne Rowling Clinic is part of the University of Edinburghs College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. It delivers clinical care and research to improve the lives of people with degenerative conditions affecting the brain.
Its researchers and clinicians study the following neurological conditions:
multiple sclerosis (MS)
motor neurone disease (MND)
Parkinson's disease (PD) and movement disorders
Huntington's disease
stroke due to brain haemorrhage
cognitive disorders (problems with memory, language, thinking and understanding)
The Anne Rowling Clinic was founded by author J.K. Rowling and has charitable status through the University of Edinburgh Development Trust.
Dr Neil Oliver and Dr Alastair Gair are taking part in the Monte-Carlo Historique rally from Glasgow to Monaco, 3800 kilometres across France and snowy alpine passes in a Volvo Amazon to raise funds for the Anne Rowling Clinic.