Type I SMA

Spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons, resulting in progressive muscular atrophy (wasting away) and weakness. The clinical spectrum of SMA ranges from early infant death to normal adult life with only mild weakness. These patients often require comprehensive medical care involving multiple disciplines, including pediatric pulmonology, pediatric neurology, pediatric orthopedic surgery, Lower Extremity & Spinal Orthosis, pediatric critical care, and physical medicine and rehabilitation; and physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, and clinical nutrition...

Type I SMA - List of case studies

Psychomotor retardation due to spinal amyotrophy

to track. Given the history of feeding difficulties , I would suspect the patient will be falling or has fallen off growth ... tested in trials but none have had huge effects in SMA type I. Future molecular medicine research including IGF1 and other gene ...

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