1978
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1978.tb15306.x
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Childhood: Review of 50 Cases

Abstract: SUMMARY The clinical findings in 50 children with intermediate or mild spinal muscular atrophy are reviewed. An early age of onset and the presence of tongue fasciculation carry a poor prognosis for disability. Scoliosis appears early in nearly all children with the more severe forms of spinal muscular atrophy and early energetic treatment is indicated. Contractures are also found in both the more severe and the milder forms and are the main cause of progressive disability, since continuous deterioration of mu… Show more

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“…Benady de scribes ankle joint contractures with equinus deformity in 45% (21 of 47) of the children. Seven and five children respectively presented with knee and hip flexion contractures [5].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Benady de scribes ankle joint contractures with equinus deformity in 45% (21 of 47) of the children. Seven and five children respectively presented with knee and hip flexion contractures [5].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Restrictions of movement and contractures appear mostly first in the lower extremities, in fewer cases they appear simultaneously in both the upper and lower extremities and in only a few patients do they appear only in the upper extremities [4][5][6][7][8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The natural history of spinal muscular atrophy has been thought to be relatively static when analyzed retrospectively, 4,5,30 or when followed prospectively for a 1-year period 3 or a 2- to 6-year period. 8,31,32 Although the length of follow-up is unclear, Munsat et al found that 6 of 24 patients did not show deterioration; and they concluded that if the disease remains static for a period of 2 years, further progression is unlikely. 33 However, others have detected gradual loss of function, thought to be related to progressive weakness, when examining retrospective data 34 or prospectively analyzing the clinical course over 4 years.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%