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Consensus Standard of Care Released for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Posted on September 13, 2007 in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Science and Research

We’re very excited to announce that the Consensus Statement for Standard of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy has been published in the August 2007 supplement of the Journal of Child Neurology. The recommendations in the document were prepared by an an international body of clinical experts. The panel worked with more than 60 spinal muscular atrophy experts in the field to achieve consensus on 5 care areas: diagnostic/new interventions, pulmonary, gastrointestinal/nutrition, orthopedics/rehabilitation, and palliative care.

To read the document, download it here in PDF form.

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