Respiratory function in adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen – a monocenter observational study

Respiratory function in adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen – a monocenter observational study

Background/objectiveInsufficiency of respiratory muscles is the most important reason for mortality in the natural history of SMA. Thus, improvement or stabilization of respiratory function by disease-modifying therapies (DMT) is a very important issue.MethodsWe examined respiratory function using f...

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Main Authors: Claudia Diana Wurster, Zeljko Uzelac, Jens Dreyhaupt, Joachim Schuster, Johannes Dorst, Albert Christian Ludolph, Kurt Wollinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
nusinersen
respiratory function
forced vital capacity
adult patients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1372674/full

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