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genetic or congenital, muscles, neurology
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spinal muscular atrophy type 1 - inherited disorder with severe muscle weakness

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a term applied to a number of different disorders, all having in common a genetic cause and the manifestation of weakness due to loss of the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem.
Infantile SMA is the most severe form.
In general, the earlier the symptoms appear, the shorter the life span. The onset is sudden and dramatic. Once symptoms appear the motor neuron cells quickly deteriorate shortly after. The disease can be fatal and there is no cure for SMA yet known. The major management issue in Type 1 SMA is the prevention and early treatment of respiratory infections; pneumonia is the cause of death in the majority of the cases. less

some common symptoms
difficulty breathing muscle weakness in leg(s) proximal muscle weakness in arm(s) weakness

some related diagnoses

1 - 7 of 84 diagnoses
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	hypokalemic periodic paralysis

	spinal cord compression syndrome

	myopathies

	spinal cord tumors

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	limb girdle muscular dystrophies

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diagnostic test search results for 'spinal muscular atrophy type 1'

1 - 5 of 15 diagnostic tests

	Molecular Genetic Studies	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Molecular Genetic Studies
	Arterial Blood Gas	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Arterial Blood Gas
	Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis
	ECHOcardiogram	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and ECHOcardiogram
	EKG	Electrocardiogram spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and EKG
	Electromyogram (EMG)	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Electromyogram (EMG)
	Electron Microscopy	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Electron Microscopy
	Muscle biopsy	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Muscle biopsy
	Nerve conduction studies (NCS)	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Nerve conduction studies (NCS)
	Pulse oximetry	Oximetry spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Pulse oximetry
	Serum Creatine Kinase (CK)	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Serum Creatine Kinase (CK)
	Amniocentesis	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Amniocentesis
	Cardiac monitoring	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Cardiac monitoring
	Urethral catheter	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Urethral catheter
	motor evoked response	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and motor evoked response
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therapeutic procedure search results for 'spinal muscular atrophy type 1'
1 - 5 of 11 therapeutic procedures
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	Physical and Occupational Therapy	Arthritis Physical and Occupational Therapy spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Physical and Occupational Therapy
	Bracing	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Bracing
	splint	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and splint
	Orthopedic surgical care	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Orthopedic surgical care
	spinal orthoses	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and spinal orthoses
	Chest physical therapy	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Chest physical therapy
	Foley catheter	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Foley catheter
	Transcranial magnetic stimulation	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Transcranial magnetic stimulation
	Urethral catheter	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and Urethral catheter
	airway clearance	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and airway clearance
	canes and walkers	spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and canes and walkers
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