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Early treatment of type II SMA slows rate of progression of scoliosis
Background Type II spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) often leads to scoliosis in up to 90% of cases. While pharmacological treatments have shown improvements in motor function, their impact on scoliosis ...
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Levodopa therapy could ease SMA symptoms, per new mouse study
Problems with chemical messengers like dopamine were tied to posture issues in SMA in a mouse study, but levodopa therapy may ease symptoms.
The Week1mon
A Maldivian, born with spinal muscular atrophy, is beating all odds to pursue excellence
Typically, patients do not attend these meetings, with their family or caregivers representing them, says Unnikrishnan. But, in the case of Maldivian disability activist Mohamed Raishan Ahmed's ...
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High adherence to Evrysdi linked to lower patient healthcare costs
Nonadherence by SMA patients to their prescribed regimen of Evrysdi is linked to higher healthcare costs, a real-world U.S.
KidsHealth3y
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
What Is Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)? Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition that causes muscle weakness and atrophy (when muscles get smaller). SMA can affect a child's ability to ...
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Lung function measurements in young children with spinal muscle atrophy; a cross sectional survey on the effect of position and bracing
Children with developing scoliosis are usually treated with spinal bracing to delay the progress. AIMS To assess the impact of body position and application of spinal bracing on lung function during ...
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191 Real world treatment with risdiplam in adults with type-2 spinal muscular atrophy at St George’s Hospital, London
Risdiplam is a pre-mRNA splicing modifier designed to treat 5q-SMA. We describe our experience prescrib- ing ... Seven patients had spinal surgery and two had severe scoliosis. They had between 0-5 ...
KidsHealth3y
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
What Is Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)? Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition that causes muscle weakness and atrophy (when muscles get smaller). SMA can affect a child's ability to ...