A Case Report on Spinal Muscular Atrophy

case report on spinal muscular atrophy - Spinal Muscular Atrophy is characterised by degeneration of lower motor neurons in spinal cord , causing progressive paralysis of limbs and trunk, followed by muscle atrophy sparing extraocular muscles . SMA is one of most frequent Autosomal Recessive diseases, with a carrier frequency of 1 in 50 and is the most common genetic cause of childhood mortality.