Guide To Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types And Treatment

Type 2

Spinal muscular atrophy type 2 is another form that affects infants. However, babies develop symptoms after they reach six months old. They appear between this time and twelve months old! Children with this form need assistance and support to sit up. They also need help to walk and stand! They cannot do so without it. This is because, like spinal muscular atrophy type 1, their leg muscles are not strong enough to support them.

Children with this form develop more symptoms as time passes. They have issues eating and breathing! Most children cannot do more than sit up independently when it comes to motor skill milestones. They even lose this ability during their adolescence. Patients with this form experience finger tremors, scoliosis, hip dysplasia, and other skeleton abnormalities.

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