Intermediate spinal muscular atrophy: What Patients Should Know
By Dr. Hassan Shah, MD · · Neurology
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Neurology service line explains intermediate spinal muscular atrophy in plain language.
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Topic: intermediate spinal muscular atrophy. A childhood spinal muscular atrophy that is characterized by progressive muscular weakness and respiratory failure, develops in children between the ages of 6 and 12 months and drastically reduces length of life, and has_material_basis_in mutations in the SMN1 or SMN2 genes that are required for the survival of motor neurons.
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