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Alternate Name(s): Werdnig-Hoffmann disease ...... Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited diseases that cause progressive muscle degeneration and weakness, eventually leading to death.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000996.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000996.htm#Definition
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that attacks nerve cells, called motor neurons, in your spinal cord. These neurons communicate with your voluntary muscles - the ones you can control, like in your arms and legs.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinalmuscularatrophy.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinalmuscularatrophy.html
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Announce a Multi-Million Dollar Award. ... From the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke to Advance a Drug Candidate for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
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This booklet is intended to serve as a source of information and support for children and adults with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). It was created by Families of SMA (FSMA).
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www.fsma.org/booklet.shtml
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Spinal muscular atrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spinal Muscular Atrophy ( SMA ) is a neuromuscular disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons, resulting in progressive muscular atrophy (wasting away) and weakness. The clinical spectr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_muscular_atrophy
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Mission of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Foundation is to accelerate the development of a treatment or cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) ... The mission of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation is to accelerate the development of a treatment for SMA, the number one genetic killer of infants and toddlers.
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) information page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). ... Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Types I, II, and III belong to a group of hereditary diseases that cause weakness and wasting of the voluntary muscles in the arms and legs of infants and children.
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www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sma/sma.htm
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The Families of S.M.A. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) organization promotes and funds research, provides families with the use of their equipment pool to help alleviate the high cost of medical equipment, promotes public awareness, provides networking, and funds a roster at Indiana University, enabling researchers a...
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www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_spma.htm
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