Muscular Atrophy, Spinal D009134

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Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Neurodegenerative Diseases » Motor Neuron Disease » Muscular Atrophy, Spinal

Description

A group of disorders marked by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord resulting in weakness and muscular atrophy, usually without evidence of injury to the corticospinal tracts. Diseases in this category include Werdnig-Hoffmann disease and later onset SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD, most of which are hereditary. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1089)   MeSH

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Subtype Terms (2)

Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked
7 drugs (4 approved, 3 experimental)

Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
12 drugs (7 approved, 5 experimental)


Other Experimental Indicated Drugs (1)


Organization Involved with Phase 4 Indications (2)

Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (2)

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