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Can a baby fully recover from spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and grow like other normal babies?
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∙ 10y ago
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.
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Why do babies needs special care?
because they don't have normal capabilities like normal babies do..
Why do premature babies need special care?
because they don't have normal capabilities like normal babies do..
