Childhood spinal muscular atrophy: controversies and challenges. By – Prof Eugenio Mercuri MD, Enrico Bertini MD, Prof Susan T Iannaccone MD.
Avery has been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, which is a genetic disorder that attacks spinal neurons and progressively weakens muscle function. As Avery's was Type I (Type I is also known as Werdnig-Hoffman disease), the prognosis is poor:
But Ryan also goes to physical therapy every other week in an effort to help alleviate the effects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a genetic neuromuscular disease currently with no known treatment or cure. "SMA affects Ryan's balance, core strength,
Childhood spinal muscular atrophy: controversies and challenges. By – Prof Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating hereditary disease marked by muscle weakness and lack of movement in children and infants. Low levels of a
By Sandra Fish Dinakar Singh, chief executive officer of TPG-Axon Capital Management, discusses his daughter Arya's genetic disease and how it led him to establish and fund the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation. You've probably never heard of Spinal
