Alex Vicino, Luca Bello, Silvia Bonanno, Alessandra Govoni, Federica Cerri, Manfredi Ferraro, Giuliana Capece, Giulio Gadaleta, Megi Meneri, Veria Vacchiano, Giulia Ricci, Eustachio D'Errico, Irene Tramacere, Paolo Banfi, Sara Bortolani, Riccardo Zanin, Maria Antonietta Maioli, Mauro Silvestrini, Stefano Carlo Previtali, Angela Berardinelli, Mara Turri, Michela Coccia, Renato Mantegazza, Rocco Liguori, Massimiliano Filosto, Gabriele Siciliano, Isabella Laura Simone, Tiziana Mongini, Giacomo Comi, Elena Pegoraro, Lorenzo Maggi
Due to poor data in literature, we aimed to investigate the respiratory function in a large cohort of naïve Italian adult (≥18 years) SMA patients in a multi-centric cross-sectional study. The following respiratory parameters were considered: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and need for non-invasive ventilation (NIV). We included 145 treatment-naïve adult patients (SMA2=18, SMA3=125; SMA4=2), 58 females (40 %), with median age at evaluation of 37 years (range 18-72)...
December 2023: Neuromuscular Disorders: NMD