August 26, 2010 — Leuprorelin does not appear to improve swallowing function in patients with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), although a subgroup analysis suggests that it might benefit ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs. Previously, ...

Oral function should be measured routinely to determine individual bulbar involvement stages in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). “Our results underscore the heterogeneity of oral function effort across ...

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy’s disease, is a rare genetic disorder. It affects certain nerve cells in the spinal cord and the brainstem. “Bulbar” refers to a ...

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Access to timely treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) remains a challenge, with barriers including delays in diagnosis, frequent treatment needs, and insurance coverage gaps, which impact ...

POLIOMYELITIS has been increasing in incidence in older children and adults for the past twenty-five years. 1–6 This has been considered by some investigators to be more apparent than real, and ...

September 14, 2006 — Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) may slow the rate of lung function decline and improve survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study ...

Patients who have myasthenia gravis (MG) are more likely to have a severe form of the disease and more difficulty achieving remission if they are seropositive for antibodies to muscle-specific kinase ...