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Spinal muscular atrophy
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of disorders of the motor neurons (motor cells). These disorders are passed ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Spinal muscular atrophy. www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/spinal- ...
- ... cause brain and nerve damage include: Down syndrome Spinal muscular atrophy Prader-Willi syndrome Tay-Sachs disease Trisomy 13 Other disorders that can lead to the condition include: ... or toxins Spinal cord injuries that occur around the time of ...
- ... and loss of muscle tissue) Muscle disease (myopathy) Spinal muscle atrophy Ataxic, or broad-based, gait: Cerebellar ataxia (uncoordinated ...
- ... to the nerve that leads to a muscle Spinal muscular atrophy Weak muscles (myopathy) Symptoms of a nervous system ...
- ... by injury, diabetes, toxins, or alcohol Polio ( poliomyelitis ) Spinal cord injury Although people can adapt to muscle atrophy, even minor muscle atrophy causes some loss of ...
- ... just above the spinal cord, to shrink ( olivopontocerebellar atrophy ) Disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement (for example, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) Condition that ...
- ... interact with other people Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) ... (brain, spinal cord) are the most common and dangerous effects ...
- ... sensation) Diminished reflexes (most commonly the ankle) Muscle ... Genetic testing Spinal fluid testing (lumbar puncture/spinal tap)
- ... and may find the following: Abnormal reflexes Muscle atrophy Muscle ... to test the spinal fluid for signs of syphilis. Tests to look ...
- ... decrease is partly caused by a loss of muscle tissue ( atrophy ). The speed and amount of muscle changes seem to be caused by genes. Muscle ...