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- Title
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III: Trying to Understand Subtle Functional Change Over Time—A Case Report.
- Authors
Dunaway, Sally; Montes, Jacqueline; Ryan, Patricia A.; Montgomery, Megan; Sproule, Douglas M.; Vivo, Darryl C. De
- Abstract
Spinal muscular atrophy is a relatively stable chronic disease. Patients may gradually experience declines in muscle strength and motor function over time. However, functional progression is difficult to document, and the mechanism remains poorly understood. An 11-year-old girl was diagnosed at 19 months and took a few steps without assistance at 25 months. She was evaluated for 54 months in a prospective multicenter natural history study. Outcome measures were performed serially. From 6 to 7.5 years, motor function improved. From 7.5 to 11 years, motor function declined with increasing growth. Manual muscle testing scores minimally decreased. Motor unit number estimation studies gradually increased over 4.5 years. Compared to the published natural history of spinal muscular atrophy type III, our patient lost motor function over time. However, she walked with assistance 2 years longer than expected. Our report highlights possible precipitating factors that could affect the natural history of spinal muscular atrophy type III.
- Subjects
SPINAL muscular atrophy; NATURAL history; HEALTH outcome assessment; MUSCLE strength
- Publication
Journal of Child Neurology, 2012, Vol 27, Issue 6, p779
- ISSN
0883-0738
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1177/0883073811425423