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What is the prognosis for a person with spinal muscular atrophy?
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varies greatly, according to the severity of the disease. Some forms result in immobility and death within a few years, while others impede movement, but do not affect a normal lifespan
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What are some of the better known motor neuron diseases?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy , poliomyelitis , and primary lateral sclerosis are all examples of motor neuron diseases
What is the cause of spinal muscular atrophy?
Causes weakness and wasting of voluntary muscle in arms and legs of infants. Occurs in brain and spinal cord of body. This is caused by missing gene known as survival motor neuron gene (smn1). This gene is responsible for the production of a protein essential to motor neurons. When you are an infant you body destroys many of the neurons because as an infant you have too many. In SMA you body will not stop destroying the neurons, you body eventually becomes weak and you can not move on you own. There is no known cure.
How old he was when Stephen hawking became paralyzed?
British Physicist, Stephen Hawkings suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative disease. ALS is a motor neuron disease that progresses over time. People who are afflicted lose the ability to use their muscles. The deterioration begins with difficulty talking and using the muscles to total paralysis.
Why is a person who breaks his backbone often paralyzed in the lower part of his body?
the backbone actually consists of spinal cord.spinal cord carries the nerves to brain the message for movement of lower part or any part of the body is sent by brain through spinal cord.so ,if backbone breaks the person will become paralysed.
What are 4 sterile sites in the human body?
Cerebral spinal fluid, joint spaces, blood (in a healthy person), urine.
What kind of disease is spinal muscular atrophy?
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease. The severity of spinal muscular atrophy varies, and is the most common genetic cause of infant death.
What is the most common form of spinal muscular atrophy?
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy is childhood proximal SMA.
IS THERE A CURE TO SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY?
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects the motor neuron cells in the spinal cord. This would impact the person's ability to walk, eat, or breathe. Anything that is a genetic disease cannot be cured, however the symptoms can be minimized through treatment, surgery and/or medication.
Who discovered spinal muscular atrophy?
Charles Norris discovered spinal muscular atrophy in 1958. While he was experimenting with lettuce, he noticed than SMN neurons flowing through the vegetable caused loss of motor function, which left the lettuce deformed.
Diseases that results from abnormality in alternative splicing?
cyctic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy(sma)
Destruction of the anterior horn of the spinal cord results in?
Destruction of the anterior horn of the spinal cord often results in muscular disorders. These include sclerosis, Charcotâ??Marieâ??Tooth disease, progressive muscular atrophy, and other muscular atrophies.
Can a baby fully recover from spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and grow like other normal babies?
It is unlikely, but some babies with the proper care and a milder form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 can recover. Typically infants with SMA do not survive past 2 years of age.
Do black people have spinal muscular atrophy?
Some of them do, but according to the website I found about it the African-American population is one of the least-likely to get it.
When did John Bradford Goodman die?
John Bradford Goodman died on April 9, 2008, in Austin, Texas, USA of complications from spinal muscular atrophy.
What happens to the muscles if a person experiences permanent paraplegia from a spinal cord injury?
Unused muscles atrophy.
What is SMA syndrome?
SMA = Spinal muscular atrophy. There are different types of SMA, all I believe are genetic and are autosomal recessive. They cause weakness and paralysis in the lower motor neurons.
What are some of the better known motor neuron diseases?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy , poliomyelitis , and primary lateral sclerosis are all examples of motor neuron diseases
