Urologist Resources

Patient and Parent Perspectives on the Use of Nusinersen for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

At the end of 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nusinersen for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).1 Because of the high threshold for FDA approval, an abundance of data on nusinersen and its physiological effects on SMA patients...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Awareness and Attitudes

by Michael Nace | Dec 20, 2018 | Neurologists Resource Pages, Nursing Resource Page One, Nursing Resource Pages, Nutritionist Resource Page One, Nutritionist Resource Pages, Orthopedics Resource Page One, Orthopedics Resource Pages, Pediatricians Resource Page One, Pediatricians Resources, Physical Therapists Resource Page One, Physical Therapists Resource Pages, Pulmonologist Resource Page One, Pulmonologist Resource Pages, Radiology Resource Page Three, Radiology Resources, Social Worker Resource Page One, Social Worker Resource Pages, Urologist Resource Page Two, Urologist Resources

There is a paucity of information on awareness of and attitudes towards spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and medical approaches to the disease.1,2 However, research into what is known about SMA has revealed that the public is largely unfamiliar with SMA, and even...

Abnormal Fatty Acid Oxidation in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

by Michael Nace | Dec 4, 2018 | Genetic Counselor Resource Pages, Neurologists Resource Pages, Nutritionist Resource Pages, Pediatricians Resources, Urologist Resources

Fatty acids are an important source of cellular energy, and deficiencies in fatty acids and their oxidation can lead to a variety of health issues, including liver dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy and hepatic disease.1 Cancer studies have shown that...

Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones) in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

by Michael Nace | Nov 28, 2018 | Nursing Resource Page Two, Nursing Resource Pages, Nutritionist Resource Page Two, Nutritionist Resource Pages, Urologist Resource Page Three, Urologist Resources

Nephrolithiasis is not a classic or well-documented symptom of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Nonetheless, anecdotal reports from physicians, patients, and caregivers suggest that patients with SMA may suffer from kidney stones more frequently than an otherwise...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Gastrointestinal Access

by Michael Nace | Oct 15, 2018 | Nursing Resource Pages, Nutritionist Resource Pages, Pediatricians Resources, Urologist Resource Page Three, Urologist Resources

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a degenerative neuromuscular disease that, in its most severe manifestations (i.e., SMA types 0 and 1), will progress to bulbar paralysis.1 Some clinicians suggest that gastroesophageal reflux and aspiration risk are universal features...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

by Michael Nace | Oct 8, 2018 | Pediatricians Resource Page Three, Pediatricians Resources, Urologist Resource Page Two, Urologist Resources

In a survey of patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), more than half of caregivers reported gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gastroesophageal motility issues are well-documented in patients with progressive neuromuscular disease.1,2 Esophageal...