Executive function is inversely correlated with physical function: the cognitive profile of adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Executive function is inversely correlated with physical function: the cognitive profile of adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Abstract Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) issues from mutations in the survival of motor neuron (SMN) 1 gene. Loss or reduction of the SMN protein results in progressive muscle weakness. Whether this protein deficiency also affects cortical function remains unclear. While no data on adult pa...

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Main Authors: Lucas Mix, Olivia Schreiber-Katz, Claudia D. Wurster, Zeljko Uzelac, Sophia Platen, Christina Gipperich, Gresa Ranxha, Gary Wieselmann, Alma Osmanovic, Albert C. Ludolph, Susanne Petri, Dorothée Lulé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Spinal muscular atrophy
SMA
Cognition
Executive function
Social cognition
Cognitive adaptation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-01661-9

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