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June 2021; 11 (3) ResearchOpen Access

Nusinersen Treatment in Adults With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Tina Duong, Connie Wolford, Michael P. McDermott, Chelsea E. Macpherson, Amy Pasternak, Allan M. Glanzman, William B. Martens, Elizabeth Kichula, Basil T. Darras, Darryl C. De Vivo, View ORCID ProfileZarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, View ORCID ProfileRichard S. Finkel, View ORCID ProfileMichael Zeineh, Max Wintermark, Jacinda Sampson, Katharine A. Hagerman, Sally Dunaway Young, John W. Day
First published January 25, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001033
Tina Duong
Departments of Neurology (TD, CW, SDY, KAH, JS, JWD), Rehabilitation (CEM), and Radiology (MZ, MW), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (MPM), and Neurology (MPM and WBM), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurology (AP,BTD), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (DCD), Columbia University, New York; Department of Neurology (AMG EAK, ZZ) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Pediatrics (RSF) Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL.
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Connie Wolford
Departments of Neurology (TD, CW, SDY, KAH, JS, JWD), Rehabilitation (CEM), and Radiology (MZ, MW), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (MPM), and Neurology (MPM and WBM), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurology (AP,BTD), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (DCD), Columbia University, New York; Department of Neurology (AMG EAK, ZZ) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Pediatrics (RSF) Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL.
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Michael P. McDermott
Departments of Neurology (TD, CW, SDY, KAH, JS, JWD), Rehabilitation (CEM), and Radiology (MZ, MW), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (MPM), and Neurology (MPM and WBM), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurology (AP,BTD), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (DCD), Columbia University, New York; Department of Neurology (AMG EAK, ZZ) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Pediatrics (RSF) Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL.
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Chelsea E. Macpherson
Departments of Neurology (TD, CW, SDY, KAH, JS, JWD), Rehabilitation (CEM), and Radiology (MZ, MW), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (MPM), and Neurology (MPM and WBM), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurology (AP,BTD), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (DCD), Columbia University, New York; Department of Neurology (AMG EAK, ZZ) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Pediatrics (RSF) Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL.
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Amy Pasternak
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Allan M. Glanzman
Departments of Neurology (TD, CW, SDY, KAH, JS, JWD), Rehabilitation (CEM), and Radiology (MZ, MW), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (MPM), and Neurology (MPM and WBM), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurology (AP,BTD), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (DCD), Columbia University, New York; Department of Neurology (AMG EAK, ZZ) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Pediatrics (RSF) Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL.
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William B. Martens
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Elizabeth Kichula
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Basil T. Darras
Departments of Neurology (TD, CW, SDY, KAH, JS, JWD), Rehabilitation (CEM), and Radiology (MZ, MW), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (MPM), and Neurology (MPM and WBM), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurology (AP,BTD), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (DCD), Columbia University, New York; Department of Neurology (AMG EAK, ZZ) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Pediatrics (RSF) Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL.
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Darryl C. De Vivo
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Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham
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Richard S. Finkel
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Michael Zeineh
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Max Wintermark
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Jacinda Sampson
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Katharine A. Hagerman
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John W. Day
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Nusinersen Treatment in Adults With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Tina Duong, Connie Wolford, Michael P. McDermott, Chelsea E. Macpherson, Amy Pasternak, Allan M. Glanzman, William B. Martens, Elizabeth Kichula, Basil T. Darras, Darryl C. De Vivo, Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, Richard S. Finkel, Michael Zeineh, Max Wintermark, Jacinda Sampson, Katharine A. Hagerman, Sally Dunaway Young, John W. Day
Neurol Clin Pract Jun 2021, 11 (3) e317-e327; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001033

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    Figure 1 Clinical Outcomes Based on Functional Groups

    6MWT = 6-minute walk test; CHOP-ATEND = Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Adult Test of Neuromuscular Disorders; FVC = forced vital capacity; HFMSE = Expanded Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale; MEP = maximal expiratory pressure; MIP = maximal inspiratory pressure; PROM = patient-reported outcome measure; RULM = revised upper limb module; SMAFRS = Spinal Muscular Atrophy Functional Rating Scale; TUG = timed up and go.

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    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Adult Test for Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP-ATEND) results for the entire population studied (n = 24) Individual subject trajectories are shown. The dark line (with standard error bars) depicts the average trajectory, as estimated from a linear mixed-effects model.

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    Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HFMSE) results for entire population studied (n = 31) grouped by functional status at baseline: nonsitters (n = 9), sitters (n = 11), and walkers (n = 11).

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