MBBS (Hons), FRACP, PhD, Associate Professor of Paediatric Neurology, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney and Department of Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW
New methods of detecting and treating spinal muscular atrophy can be increasingly complex to navigate for both healthcare professionals and at-risk families.
What was once a fatal disease at the severe end of the spectrum is becoming a treatable condition with improved functional status and outcomes.