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Bookmark or Share- Spinal muscular atrophy - WikipediaSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic cause of infant death.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): Types, Symptoms & TreatmentOverview. What is spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)? Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic (inherited) neuromuscular disease that causes muscles to become weak and waste away. People with SMA lose a specific type of nerve cell in the spinal cord (called motor neurons) that control muscle movement.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) | Johns Hopkins MedicineSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) refers to a group of hereditary diseases that can damage and kill specialized nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (motor neurons). Motor neurons control movement in the arms, legs, face, chest, throat, and tongue, as well as skeletal muscle activity.
- Spinal muscular atrophy - NHSSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition that makes the muscles weaker and causes problems with movement. It's a serious condition that gets worse over time, but there are treatments to help manage the symptoms. Symptoms of SMA. The symptoms of SMA and when they first appear depend on the type of SMA you have. Typical symptoms include:
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