Book contents
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Section I Techniques and Practical Considerations
- Section 2 Human Nervous System Development
- Section 3 Stillbirth
- Section 4 Disruptions / Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury
- Section 5 Malformations
- Section 6 Perinatal Neurooncology
- Section 7 Spinal and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Arthrogryposis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Chapter 50 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
- Early-Onset Hereditary Neuropathies
- Congenital Muscle Disorders
- Section 8 Eye Disorders
- Section 9 Infections: In Utero Infections
- Section 10 Metabolic / Toxic Disorders: Storage Diseases
- Section 11 Forensic Neuropathology
- Appendix 1 Technical Considerations in Perinatal CNS
- Index
- References
Chapter 50 - Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
from Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2021
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Section I Techniques and Practical Considerations
- Section 2 Human Nervous System Development
- Section 3 Stillbirth
- Section 4 Disruptions / Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury
- Section 5 Malformations
- Section 6 Perinatal Neurooncology
- Section 7 Spinal and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Arthrogryposis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Chapter 50 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
- Early-Onset Hereditary Neuropathies
- Congenital Muscle Disorders
- Section 8 Eye Disorders
- Section 9 Infections: In Utero Infections
- Section 10 Metabolic / Toxic Disorders: Storage Diseases
- Section 11 Forensic Neuropathology
- Appendix 1 Technical Considerations in Perinatal CNS
- Index
- References
Summary
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) refers to a group of progressive neurodegenerative conditions primarily involving spinal anterior horn cells, as well as select bulbar motor neurons. Onset may be in infancy, childhood, or teen years (historically classified into Types 1, 2, and 3; see Table 50.1). Adult-onset (type 4) SMA is not discussed further here.
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- Perinatal Neuropathology , pp. 305 - 308Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021