Clinical Characteristics of Cases with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Clinical Characteristics of Cases with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Introduction: The aim of this study is was to evaluate the clinical features of cases with diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight pediatric patients were evaluated retrospectively. All patients were followed in the Pediatric Neurology Department of Erciye...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Canpolat, Hüseyin Per, Munis Dundar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-04-01
Series:Güncel Pediatri
Subjects:
newborn symptoms
nutritional characteristics
initial complaints
physical examination
concomitant pathologies
genetic characteristics
and treatment modalities were investigated in all patients. Results: The study population consisted of 19 boys (50%) and 19 girls (50%). The mean age of patients was 26.9±25.7 months (range: 3-96 months). The mean follow-up period was 12.2±13.3 months (range: 2-48 months). According to SMA classification
22 patients (57.8%) were type 1
8 patients (21.1%) were type 2
and 8 patients were (21.1%) type 3. Neonatal respiratory distress
age at early diagnosis
nutritional problems
Prognostic factors
spinal muscular atrophy
survival motor neuron gene 1
Online Access:http://www.guncelpediatri.com/makale_10557/Spinal-Muskuler-Atrofi-Olgularinin-Klinik-Ozellikleri
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