Ambulatory function in spinal muscular atrophy: Age-related patterns of progression.

Ambulatory function in spinal muscular atrophy: Age-related patterns of progression.

Individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3 are able to walk but they have weakness, gait impairments and fatigue. Our primary study objective was to examine longitudinal changes in the six-minute walk test (6MWT) and to evaluate whether age and SMA type 3 subtype are associated with decli...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Montes, Michael P McDermott, Elizabeth Mirek, Elena S Mazzone, Marion Main, Allan M Glanzman, Tina Duong, Sally Dunaway Young, Rachel Salazar, Amy Pasternak, Richard Gee, Roberto De Sanctis, Giorgia Coratti, Nicola Forcina, Lavinia Fanelli, Danielle Ramsey, Evelin Milev, Matthew Civitello, Marika Pane, Maria Carmela Pera, Mariacristina Scoto, John W Day, Gihan Tennekoon, Richard S Finkel, Basil T Darras, Francesco Muntoni, Darryl C De Vivo, Eugenio Mercuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6019250?pdf=render

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