Key result
Full respiratory and intensive care support enabled a girl with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and severe pneumonia to survive and continue pursuing a creative artistic career.
Population
1 wheelchair-bound girl with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and severe pneumonia with multiorgan dysfunction
Design
Case report
Authors
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May enable survival with creative fulfillment via intensive support in SMA type 2; leaves open generalizability and optimal strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
Comprehensive multi-disciplinary intensive care support can enable survival and a creatively fulfilled life in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 experiencing severe respiratory failure.
Cheng et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (n=1). Full respiratory and intensive care support was evaluated on Survival and recovery. Full respiratory and intensive care support enabled a girl with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and severe pneumonia to survive and continue pursuing a creative artistic career.
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