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Spinal muscular atrophy

Dr Gina O’Grady provides an update on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), including how prompt recognition of hypotonia and timely referral means disease modifying therapies can be started early, which may alter prognosis and longevity.

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Take home messages

Resources

  1. Hypotonia in neonates
  2. Nusinersen
  3. International Standards of Care for SMA
  4. Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Patient Resources

  1. Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  2. Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Presenter

Gina O'Grady

Paediatric Neurologist

Gina O’Grady is a Paediatric Neurologist at Starship Children’s Hospital.  She has a subspeciality interest in paediatric neuromuscular disease and genetic diagnosis.  She runs a neuromuscular management clinic at Starship Children’s Hospital and has lead the roll out of disease modifying therapy for the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in New Zealand.

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