A novel indwelling subcutaneous intrathecal catheter circumvented the complex spine anatomy of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a challenge when giving nusinersen via intrathecal injection ...
Spinraza is a medication used in children (including newborns) and adults to treat spinal muscular atrophy. Treatment begins with four loading doses, followed by one maintenance dose every 4 months.
Intrathecal drug administration via lumbar puncture and a spinal access port device led to serious complications in a patient receiving experimental therapy for Niemann-Pick type C. In a case report ...