Assessment of Bulbar Function in Adult Patients with 5q-SMA Type 2 and 3 under Treatment with Nusinersen

The antisense oligonucleotide nusinersen has been shown to improve trunk and limb motor function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Bulbar dysfunction, which is regularly present in SMA, is not captured by standard motor scores, and validated measurement instruments to assess it have no...

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Main Authors: Svenja Brakemeier, Benjamin Stolte, Andreas Thimm, Kathrin Kizina, Andreas Totzeck, Juan Munoz-Rosales, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Tim Hagenacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1244