Successful weaning from mechanical ventilation in a patient with SMA type 1 treated with nusinersen
Abstract SMA type 1 is the most severe type, characterized by early onset at <6 months of age, and rapid progression resulting in permanent assisted ventilation before 2 years of life. Supportive care was the only treatment until the approval of nusinersen, an antisense oligonucleotide drug that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-04-01
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Series: | Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51321 |