Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetically inherited disorder that causes muscle weakness. Adults can get spinal muscular atrophy, but it’s rare in adults and progresses slowly. It doesn’t typically ...

This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

"Decreasing AMMO [active maximal mouth opening] over time is seen most often in patients with SMA type 2 with an estimated reduction of almost 1 mm per year...At this point, we propose that ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and spina bifida are distinct conditions that affect the nerves that allow for voluntary motor control. Share on Pinterest press coverage photography/Getty Images SMA is ...

Adult-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that primarily affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy. SMA is part of a group ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease for which there is presently no cure, although current therapies can alleviate symptoms. In the search for better treatment options, ...

Spinraza, also known as nusinersen, is a medicine used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children and adults. SMA is a genetic disease that is passed down through families. It leads to muscle ...

Regina Trollmann, MD, of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, and colleagues, did a retrospective ...