Deutsche Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen. RG Memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases (Bonn) ^Hubs

Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) issues from mutations in the survival of motor neuron (SMN) 1 gene. Loss or reduction of the SMN protein results in progressive muscle weakness. Whether this protein deficiency also affects cortical function remains unclear. While no data on adult patients exists so far, prior studies in children with SMA in...