Sleep and Breathing After Nusinersen Therapy in a Child With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3 is an autosomal recessive neurological disorder associated with a deletion/mutation in the survival motor neuron gene, with gradually progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem, which causes muscle weakness responsible for impairment of swallowing, breathing, and mobility.We report an 11-year-old girl with SMA type 3 with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)...