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Longitudinal assessment of respiratory status utilising the amended Great Ormond Street Respiratory Score in treated spinal muscular atrophy type 1 children 利用经修订的大奥蒙德街呼吸评分对1型脊髓性肌萎缩症患儿的呼吸状态进行纵向评估。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106368
Lisa Edel , Georgia Stimpson , Vasileios Patelis , Elaine Chan , Mariacristina Scoto , Francesco Muntoni , Giovanni Baranello
Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 phenotypes have changed since the introduction of disease modifying therapies. The Great Ormond Respiratory Score has been used to assess respiratory function in children with spinal muscular atrophy. This paper presents an updated version of the score and aims to describe preliminary data reviewing the two-year changes of respiratory status in a cohort of spinal muscular atrophy type 1 patients treated with monotherapy or sequential disease modifying treatments. Patients were assessed using the amended Great Ormond Respiratory score at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. 59 patients were reviewed. In total, 32 first initiated nusinersen therapy, 16 first initiated onasemnogene abeparvovec and 11 first initiated risdiplam therapy. There was a significant difference in baseline Great Ormond Respiratory Score between the nusinersen group and the onasemnogene abeparvovec group (p = 0.002). Risdiplam data is limited and is identified as preliminary. The data identifies treatment prior to 6 weeks of age stabilise at a lower score, with this being impacted by age of treatment. Those treated after one year show worse scores but stabilise. Despite the switching between disease modifying treatments, the Great Ormond Respiratory Score is a useful and easy-to-use clinical outcome measure which can demonstrate change in respiratory status over longitudinal review.
自引入疾病修饰疗法以来,脊髓性肌萎缩1型表型发生了变化。大奥蒙德呼吸评分已被用于评估脊髓性肌萎缩症儿童的呼吸功能。本文提出了一个更新版本的评分,旨在描述一组1型脊髓性肌萎缩症患者接受单药治疗或序贯疾病改善治疗后两年内呼吸状态变化的初步数据。在基线、6个月、12个月和24个月时使用改进的Great Ormond呼吸评分对患者进行评估。回顾性分析了59例患者。总的来说,32例患者首次接受诺西森治疗,16例患者首次接受阿伯帕韦治疗,11例患者首次接受瑞斯迪普兰治疗。nusinersen组与onasemnogene abeparvovec组基线大奥蒙德呼吸评分差异有统计学意义(p = 0.002)。Risdiplam的数据是有限的,被认为是初步的。数据表明,6周龄前的治疗稳定在较低的分数,这受到治疗年龄的影响。一年后接受治疗的患者得分较差,但稳定下来。尽管在疾病调节治疗之间进行切换,大奥蒙德呼吸评分是一种有用且易于使用的临床结果测量方法,可以通过纵向回顾证明呼吸状态的变化。
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Safety and efficacy of tamoxifen in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy: open label extension of TAMDMD trial 他莫昔芬在杜氏肌营养不良患者中的安全性和有效性:TAMDMD试验的开放标签扩展
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106366
Gaëtan Zwingli , Niveditha Putananickal , Simone Schmidt , Sara Nagy , Daniela Rubino–Nacht , Sabine Schaedelin , Helge Amthor , Anne–Marie Childs , Nicolas Deconinck , Iain Horrocks , Saskia Houwen–van Opstal , Vincent Laugel , Mercedes Lopez Lobato , Andrés Nascimento Osorio , Ulrike Schara–Schmidt , Stefan Spinty , Arpad von Moers , Fiona Lawrence , Patricia Hafner , Olivier M. Dorchies , Bettina C. Henzi
Safety and efficacy of tamoxifen in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy was assessed in the double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase 3 trial (TAMDMD), which was followed by an 48 weeks open label extension study. The aim of the open label extension study was to investigate if earlier initiation of tamoxifen could reduce the progression of the disease compared to delayed initiation of tamoxifen. Of the initial TAMDMD trial participants, 66 patients were enrolled in the open label extension (OLE). The objective was to investigate the efficacy of prolonged treatment with tamoxifen 20 mg daily, adjunct to corticosteroids, in individuals with DMD over 48 weeks. We aimed to analyse the sustained effect and the timing effect of tamoxifen in patients with DMD on the basis of a set of motor function tests. The sustained effect corresponds to the treatment effect seen in the tamoxifen treatment arm of the RCT phase of the trial being sustained after all patients got the treatment in the OLE phase. The timing effect addresses if patients with earlier tamoxifen initiation show more favourable disease trajectory than patients with delayed tamoxifen initiation. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03354039). Between May 28th 2019 and July 28th 2021, 66 patients in 10 study centres in seven European countries could be enrolled into the OLE phase. Of those, 32 had previously been treated with tamoxifen and 34 had been assigned to placebo. The efficacy outcome defined as the change in the motor function did not differ significantly between the early tamoxifen treatment group and the delayed tamoxifen treatment group. There was neither a sustained nor a timing effect of tamoxifen. Overall tamoxifen was well tolerated. No deaths or life-threatening serious adverse events occurred. The OLE phase of the TAMDMD trial showed that treatment with tamoxifen continued to be well tolerated overall; however, there was neither a sustained nor a timing effect of tamoxifen treatment in patients with DMD. We cannot provide statistical nor clinical evidence that prolonged treatment with tamoxifen is effective in delaying disease progression in DMD when used as an adjunct to corticosteroids.
在双盲、随机、安慰剂对照、多中心3期试验(TAMDMD)中评估了他莫昔芬治疗男孩杜氏肌营养不良的安全性和有效性,随后进行了为期48周的开放标签扩展研究。开放标签扩展研究的目的是调查与延迟开始他莫昔芬相比,早期开始他莫昔芬是否可以减少疾病的进展。在最初的TAMDMD试验参与者中,66名患者参加了开放标签扩展(OLE)。目的是研究他莫昔芬每日20mg,辅助皮质类固醇治疗DMD患者超过48周的疗效。我们的目的是在一组运动功能测试的基础上分析他莫昔芬对DMD患者的持续效应和定时效应。持续效果对应于试验RCT期他莫昔芬治疗组在所有患者接受OLE期治疗后持续的治疗效果。时间效应表明,较早开始服用他莫昔芬的患者是否比延迟开始服用他莫昔芬的患者表现出更有利的疾病轨迹。该研究已在ClinicalTrials.gov注册(NCT03354039)。在2019年5月28日至2021年7月28日期间,来自7个欧洲国家的10个研究中心的66名患者可能被纳入OLE阶段。其中32人之前接受过他莫昔芬治疗,34人接受过安慰剂治疗。以运动功能改变定义的疗效结果在他莫昔芬早期治疗组和他莫昔芬延迟治疗组之间没有显著差异。他莫昔芬既没有持续效应,也没有时间效应。总的来说,他莫昔芬耐受性良好。未发生死亡或危及生命的严重不良事件。TAMDMD试验的OLE期表明,他莫昔芬治疗总体上仍然耐受良好;然而,在DMD患者中,他莫昔芬治疗既没有持续效应,也没有定时效应。我们无法提供统计或临床证据证明,当他莫昔芬作为皮质类固醇的辅助药物使用时,延长他莫昔芬治疗在延缓DMD疾病进展方面是有效的。
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Correspondence on ‘Cardiac MRI for early detection of subclinical cardiac dysfunction in dysferlinopathy’ by Thomas et al. Thomas等人关于“心脏MRI早期检测亚临床心功能异常”的对应文章。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106357
Holly Borland, John Bourke, Volker Straub
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Late-onset facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy defines a distinct clinical subgroup. 迟发性面肩肱肌营养不良症定义了一个独特的临床亚群。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106410
Giulia Tammam, Sandra Dhifallah, Hongmei Yang, Manuela Gambella, Jonathan Pini, Russell J Butterfield, Elena Carraro, Katy Eichinger, Bakri Elsheikh, Nicholas E Johnson, Doris G Leung, Leann Lewis, William B Martens, Karlien Mul, Valeria A Sansone, Perry B Shieh, Kathryn R Wagner, Leo H Wang, Michaela Walker, Rabi Tawil, Jeffrey M Statland, Sabrina Sacconi

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 (FSHD1) shows marked clinical heterogeneity, partly related to age at onset. We analysed baseline, 12- and 24-month follow-up data from 231 FSHD1 patients enrolled in the ReSolve study (NCT03458832) to compare clinical, genetic, and epidemiological features between adult-onset (n = 190) and late-onset (n = 41) patients. Differences were assessed using generalized linear models and repeated-measures covariance analyses adjusting for demographics and disease duration. Late-onset patients were predominantly female (58.5%, p = 0.039), older (64.8 ± 6.3 vs 47.6 ± 13.5 years; p < 0.001), and carried longer D4Z4 repeats (6.5 ± 1.6 vs 5.7 ± 1.8; p = 0.01). They showed milder facial and upper limb involvement but greater lower limb impairment, evaluated with TUG (2.37 vs 2.11 s, p = 0.001) and 6MWT (329.16 vs 415.22 meters, p = 0.002), despite shorter disease duration. Lower limb weakness was the most frequent initial symptom (30% vs 10.7%, p = 0.0029). After one year, late-onset patients maintained similar characteristics, while facial differences were no longer significant at two years. Disease progression was similar across outcome measures except for the FSHD clinical score, which worsened more in late-onset patients at two years. These findings indicate that late-onset FSHD1 represents a distinct clinical phenotype relevant for outcome measure selection and personalized management strategies.

面肩肱骨肌营养不良1型(FSHD1)表现出明显的临床异质性,部分与发病年龄有关。我们分析了纳入ReSolve研究(NCT03458832)的231例FSHD1患者的基线、12个月和24个月随访数据,比较成人发病(n = 190)和晚发病(n = 41)患者的临床、遗传和流行病学特征。使用广义线性模型和重复测量协方差分析评估差异,调整人口统计学和疾病持续时间。晚发患者以女性为主(58.5%,p = 0.039),年龄较大(64.8±6.3岁vs 47.6±13.5岁,p < 0.001), D4Z4重复数较长(6.5±1.6比5.7±1.8,p = 0.01)。他们表现出轻微的面部和上肢受累,但下肢损伤更大,用TUG (2.37 vs 2.11 s, p = 0.001)和6MWT (329.16 vs 415.22 m, p = 0.002)评估,尽管疾病持续时间较短。下肢无力是最常见的首发症状(30% vs 10.7%, p = 0.0029)。一年后,晚发患者保持相似的特征,而两年后面部差异不再显著。除了FSHD临床评分外,其他结果测量的疾病进展相似,晚发患者在两年时病情恶化更多。这些发现表明,迟发性FSHD1代表了一种与结果测量选择和个性化管理策略相关的独特临床表型。
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Congenital skeletal muscle myopathy due to the recently described digenic inheritance of TTN and SRPK3 genetic variants: a case study. 由于最近描述的TTN和SRPK3遗传变异的基因遗传引起的先天性骨骼肌肌病:一个案例研究。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106390
Dominic Spicer, Lucas Dejong, Abhi Kulkarni, Karin S Kassahn, Roula Ghaoui

The recently described skeletal myopathy from dual inheritance of TTN and SRPK3 genetic variants has demonstrated digenic inheritance constitutes an under-recognised burden amongst inherited neuromuscular disorders. Neuromuscular specialist input is essential to guide appropriate genetic testing for these elusive diagnoses. Here we present the first case since the initial discovery of this condition, of an adult age diagnosis of TTN/SRPK3 congenital myopathy. Our proband achieved an adult age diagnosis but had congenital symptoms previously diagnosed 'minimal change myopathy' from a childhood muscle biopsy. Their presentation was phenotypically consistent with the initial cohort. He exhibited congenital limb-girdle weakness/wasting, delayed motor developmental milestones, restrictive ventilatory deficit, Achilles tendon contractures and hyperCKaemia but no evidence of cardiomyopathy. Genetic diagnosis was achieved through research-based whole-genome sequencing and targeted SRPK3 gene review, after finding a TTN variant. Knowledge of these specific variants and inheritance pattern enabled diagnosis, where standard panel testing had missed it.

最近报道的由TTN和SRPK3基因变异双重遗传引起的骨骼肌病表明,基因遗传在遗传性神经肌肉疾病中构成了一个未被充分认识的负担。神经肌肉专家的输入对于指导这些难以捉摸的诊断进行适当的基因检测至关重要。在这里,我们提出了自最初发现这种情况以来的第一例,成人诊断为TTN/SRPK3先天性肌病。我们的先证者获得了成人年龄的诊断,但有先天性症状,以前从儿童肌肉活检中诊断为“微小变化肌病”。他们的表现在表型上与最初的队列一致。他表现出先天性肢带无力/消瘦,运动发育里程碑延迟,限制性通气缺陷,跟腱挛缩和高血氧症,但无心肌病的证据。在发现TTN变异后,通过基于研究性的全基因组测序和靶向SRPK3基因审查实现遗传诊断。这些特定的变异和遗传模式的知识使诊断成为可能,而标准的小组测试却忽略了这一点。
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Urinary glucose tetrasaccharide tracks disease activity in late-onset Pompe disease 尿糖四糖追踪迟发性庞贝病的疾病活动。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106359
Cristina Domínguez-González , Domenico Iannucci , James Clark , Paloma Martín-Jiménez , Stephan Hold , Petra Oliva , Anita Bischinger , Eduard Gallardo , Jordi Díaz-Manera
Late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) is a progressive metabolic myopathy caused by acid α-glucosidase deficiency, leading to glycogen accumulation in skeletal muscle. Reliable biomarkers for monitoring disease progression and treatment response are lacking. Urinary glucose tetrasaccharide (Glc4), a marker of glycogen turnover, is well established in infantile-onset Pompe disease, but its prognostic value in LOPD under longitudinal real-world conditions remains uncertain. Urinary Glc4 was evaluated in 35 genetically confirmed LOPD patients followed for four years with annual functional assessments, spirometry, and quantitative muscle MRI. Glc4 was measured by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry and normalized to creatinine. Associations with changes in six-minute walk test (6MWT), forced vital capacity (FVC), and thigh fat fraction (FF) were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis assessed the ability of baseline Glc4 to predict clinically meaningful motor decline (>30 m reduction in 6MWT). Multivariate linear regression evaluated whether baseline Glc4 independently predicted 6MWT decline. Glc4 levels were elevated in all patients and showed considerable intra-individual variability. Higher baseline Glc4 was associated with greater functional decline and increased muscle fat replacement. ROC analysis showed good predictive performance (AUC 0.78), with an optimal threshold of approximately 13 mmol/mol creatinine. Baseline Glc4 remained an independent predictor of 6MWT decline in multivariate analysis (p = 0.042). Baseline urinary Glc4 provides relevant prognostic information in LOPD and may serve as a complementary biomarker for routine disease monitoring.
迟发性庞培病(LOPD)是一种由酸性α-葡萄糖苷酶缺乏引起的进行性代谢性肌病,导致骨骼肌中糖原积累。缺乏监测疾病进展和治疗反应的可靠生物标志物。尿糖四糖(Glc4)是一种糖原转换的标志物,在婴儿发病的Pompe病中得到了很好的证实,但在纵向现实条件下,其在LOPD中的预后价值仍不确定。对35例经基因证实的LOPD患者进行了尿Glc4评估,随访4年,每年进行功能评估、肺活量测定和定量肌肉MRI。Glc4采用液相色谱-串联质谱法测定,归一化为肌酐。分析了与6分钟步行试验(6MWT)、用力肺活量(FVC)和大腿脂肪分数(FF)变化的关系。受试者工作特征(ROC)分析评估了基线Glc4预测具有临床意义的运动功能下降的能力(6MWT时减少30米)。多元线性回归评估基线Glc4是否独立预测6MWT下降。所有患者的Glc4水平均升高,并表现出相当大的个体差异性。较高的基线Glc4与更大的功能衰退和增加的肌肉脂肪替代相关。ROC分析显示良好的预测性能(AUC 0.78),最佳阈值约为13 mmol/mol肌酐。在多变量分析中,基线Glc4仍然是6MWT下降的独立预测因子(p = 0.042)。基线尿Glc4可提供LOPD的相关预后信息,并可作为常规疾病监测的补充生物标志物。
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Meeting report: Expanding access to advanced cardiac therapies, including ventricular assist devices (VADs) and heart transplantation in muscular dystrophy 会议报告:扩大先进心脏治疗的可及性,包括心室辅助装置(VADs)和肌肉萎缩症患者的心脏移植
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106338
Seth A. Hollander, David Rosenthal
Cardiomyopathy remains a leading cause of mortality in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), yet advanced therapies such as ventricular assist devices (VAD) and heart transplantation are rarely considered. In September 2024, a multidisciplinary group of neuromuscular specialists, cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and patient advocates convened to challenge the clinical challenges and institutional barriers that have historically excluded individuals with DMD from these life-prolonging interventions. The charge of the meeting was to develop a practical roadmap to guide the timely referral, evaluation, and management of DMD patients with advanced heart failure. Presentations focused on the evolving treatment landscape and reviewed limitations of standard heart failure assessments—including ejection fraction and symptomatology—while exploring alternative evaluation tools such as cardiac MRI, biomarkers, adapted exercise testing, and patient-reported outcomes. Discussions addressed candidacy, surgical considerations, respiratory and nutritional optimization, and psychosocial supports. Participants determined that VAD and transplant should be offered to appropriate candidates and began collaborative development of clinical protocols, which were then completed and published online approximately one year after the meeting concluded.
心肌病仍然是杜氏肌营养不良症(DMD)死亡的主要原因,然而先进的治疗方法,如心室辅助装置(VAD)和心脏移植很少被考虑。2024年9月,一个由神经肌肉专家、心脏病专家、重症医师、麻醉师、外科医生、呼吸治疗师、康复专家和患者倡导者组成的多学科小组召开会议,挑战临床挑战和制度障碍,这些障碍历来将DMD患者排除在这些延长生命的干预措施之外。会议的目的是制定一个实用的路线图,指导DMD合并晚期心力衰竭患者的及时转诊、评估和管理。演讲集中于不断发展的治疗前景,回顾了标准心力衰竭评估的局限性,包括射血分数和症状,同时探索了其他评估工具,如心脏MRI、生物标志物、适应性运动测试和患者报告的结果。讨论讨论了候选人资格、手术考虑、呼吸和营养优化以及社会心理支持。与会者确定VAD和移植应该提供给合适的候选人,并开始合作制定临床方案,然后在会议结束后大约一年后完成并在线发布。
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277th ENMC international workshop: Congenital myopathies: revising and revisiting nomenclature and diagnostic guidelines, 21–23 June 2024, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands 第277届ENMC国际研讨会:先天性肌病:修订和重新审视命名和诊断指南,2024年6月21日至23日,荷兰Hoofddorp。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2025.106328
RN Villar-Quiles , LH Hayes , S Raga , C Bönnemann , E Oates , J Dowling , A Ferreiro , 277th ENMC workshop participants
The 277th ENMC workshop on Congenital Myopathies was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 21–23 June, with 26 clinical, research, and curation experts and patient representatives from five continents. The workshop aimed to 1) establish an updated nomenclature and 2) update recommendations for their diagnostic evaluation. It was agreed that the preferred acronym for congenital myopathies is CMYO. Consensus defined CMYOs as a heterogeneous group of genetic muscle disorders typically presenting perinatally or in infancy with hypotonia and muscle weakness, usually non- or slowly progressive, with distinctive structural, non-dystrophic histopathological features. A nomenclature framework integrating gene, mode of inheritance, and histopathology was proposed, exemplified by “autosomal recessive RYR1-congenital myopathy with cores.” Diagnostic consensus emphasized a genetics-first approach, using targeted massively parallel sequencing panels, exome, or genome sequencing, complemented by electromyography, muscle imaging, and biopsy when indicated and available. The workshop highlighted the need for harmonized classification across databases, patient engagement, and global representation to support precise diagnosis, genotype–phenotype correlation, and equitable access to care and research.
第277届ENMC先天性肌病研讨会于6月21日至23日在荷兰阿姆斯特丹举行,来自五大洲的26名临床、研究和策展专家和患者代表参加了会议。研讨会的目的是1)建立一个更新的命名法和2)更新诊断评价的建议。大家一致认为先天性肌病的首选首字母缩略词是CMYO。共识将CMYOs定义为一种异质性的遗传性肌肉疾病,典型表现为围产期或婴儿期肌张力低下和肌肉无力,通常是非或缓慢进展的,具有独特的结构,非营养不良的组织病理学特征。提出了一个整合基因、遗传模式和组织病理学的命名框架,以“常染色体隐性ryr1 -先天性肌病与核心”为例。诊断共识强调遗传学优先的方法,使用有针对性的大规模平行测序面板、外显子组或基因组测序,辅以肌电图、肌肉成像和活检。研讨会强调需要在数据库、患者参与和全球代表之间进行统一分类,以支持精确诊断、基因型-表型相关性以及公平获得护理和研究。
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Beyond motor function: cognitive and language impairments in spinal muscular atrophy children treated with modern therapies 超越运动功能:用现代疗法治疗脊髓性肌萎缩症儿童的认知和语言障碍
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106340
Mathilde Guibert , Marie Canton , Delphine Saunier , Sandra Gharbi , Melodie Campiglia , Hélène Vincent , Mathieu Kuchenbuch , Cyril Schweitzer , Clémentine Lambert
Recent disease-modifying treatments have markedly improved the motor prognosis of spinal muscular atrophy, yet the neurocognitive and language outcomes of treated children remain insufficiently characterized. This monocentric observational study included sixteen children with genetically confirmed Spinal muscular atrophy types I–III (10 males; age 2.6–15.4 years; 5 with type I, 5 type II, and 6 type III) treated with at least one disease-modifying therapy and followed at our center. Participants underwent standardized assessments of intellectual abilities, executive functions, social cognition, memory, and language, complemented by parent questionnaires. Data were analyzed descriptively given the small and heterogeneous sample. Intellectual functioning was preserved (mean IQ = 102 ± 4), with no cases of intellectual disability, although 15% showed executive dysfunctions (e.g., inhibition, cognitive flexibility) not perceived by parents. Oral language disorders were found in 73% of individuals, affecting phonology, lexicon, and morphosyntax, and were more frequent in children with more severe motor phenotypes and fewer SMN2 copies. Written language disorders were identified in 29% of individuals, even without major motor impairment. Routine neuropsychological and speech-language assessments should be integrated into multidisciplinary care to enable earlier detection, targeted interventions, and improved long-term outcomes.
最近的疾病改善治疗显著改善了脊髓性肌萎缩症的运动预后,但治疗后儿童的神经认知和语言预后仍不充分。这项单中心观察性研究纳入了16名经基因证实的I - III型脊髓性肌萎缩症儿童(10名男性,年龄2.6-15.4岁;5名I型,5名II型,6名III型),接受了至少一种疾病改善治疗,并在本中心随访。参与者接受了智力、执行功能、社会认知、记忆和语言的标准化评估,并辅以父母的问卷调查。由于样本小且异质性,对数据进行了描述性分析。智力功能被保留(平均智商= 102±4),没有智力残疾的病例,尽管15%表现出执行功能障碍(例如,抑制,认知灵活性),而父母没有察觉到。73%的个体存在口语障碍,影响音韵学、词汇和形态语法,在运动表型更严重、SMN2拷贝数更少的儿童中更常见。29%的人有书面语言障碍,即使没有严重的运动障碍。常规的神经心理学和言语语言评估应整合到多学科护理中,以实现早期发现、有针对性的干预和改善长期结果。
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Refining functional phenotypes in an international cohort of untreated paediatric type 2 and 3 SMA patients using the Revised Hammersmith Scale 使用修订Hammersmith量表对未经治疗的儿科2型和3型SMA患者的国际队列进行功能表型优化。
IF 2.8 4区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2026.106336
E Milev , G Stimpson , D Ramsey , A Mayhew , M Scoto , G Baranello , R Muni Lofra , E O’Reilly , Wolfe Amy , M Main , ES Mazzone , J Montes , AM Glanzman , A Pasternak , T Duong , M Civitello , G Coratti , C Marini-Bettolo , J Day , BT Darras , F Muntoni
Spinal muscular atrophy types 2 and 3 encompass a wide spectrum of motor abilities ranging from non-sitting to sitting and walking. This study refines a functional group termed high functioning sitter-standers, positioned between traditional categories, and examined in relation to both the Revised Hammersmith Scale and a World Health Organization motor milestone-based framework. Among 178 participants completing 618 assessments, 109 were classified as type 2, 59 as type 3a, and 10 as type 3b, with ages ranging from 1 to 17.5 years. Twenty-seven non-sitters completed 54 assessments, 110 sitters completed 347, and 50 walkers completed 169, while the high functioning sitter-standers accounted for 48 assessments of 21 individuals. This newly defined group scored significantly lower than walkers and higher than both sitters and non-sitters, highlighting a distinct and measurable functional profile. Although no significant differences in age distribution were observed between the high functioning sitter-standers and walkers or non-sitters, sitters were notably younger. This intermediate phenotype captures patients with partial standing and assisted walking abilities, often overlooked in previous analyses. Recognition of this group is important for understanding emerging functional trajectories in treated spinal muscular atrophy and for informing future outcome measures and quality of life assessments.
2型和3型脊髓性肌萎缩症包括范围广泛的运动能力,从不坐到坐和行走。本研究细化了一个被称为高功能坐立者的功能群体,定位在传统类别之间,并根据修订的Hammersmith量表和世界卫生组织基于运动里程碑的框架进行了检查。在完成618项评估的178名参与者中,109名被分类为2型,59名被分类为3a型,10名被分类为3b型,年龄从1岁到17.5岁不等。27名不坐着的人完成了54项评估,110名坐着的人完成了347项评估,50名走路的人完成了169项评估,而高功能坐着的人对21个人进行了48项评估。这个新定义的群体得分明显低于步行者,高于坐着和不坐着的人,突出了一个独特的、可测量的功能特征。虽然观察到高功能坐着站立者和走路者或非坐着者在年龄分布上没有显著差异,但坐着者明显更年轻。这种中间表型捕获部分站立和辅助行走能力的患者,在以前的分析中经常被忽视。认识到这一群体对于理解脊髓性肌萎缩症治疗后出现的功能轨迹,以及为未来的结果测量和生活质量评估提供信息非常重要。
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