Wise Young
08-10-2005, 02:38 PM
Type 1-2 have kyphoscoliosis, difficulty in coughing, joint contractures and voice/speech problems, while type 3 had a significantly higher prevalence of fatigue.
De Groot IJ and De Witte LP (2005). Physical complaints in ageing persons with spinal muscular atrophy. J Rehabil Med 37: 258-62. Objective: While life expectancy is improving for persons with spinal muscular atrophy, new physical complaints may arise. To investigate this, we studied persons with a long duration and severe course (high functional limitations) of the disease.Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.Subjects/Patients: Persons with spinal muscular atrophy.Methods: Questionnaires and structured interviews on prevalence of physical complaints and their duration. Of 190 questionnaires 99 were returned; of 23 persons (with the longest disease duration and high functional limitation level) selected for structured medical interviews 9 participated.Results: Patterns common within and different between the different types of spinal muscular atrophy were identified. Of the 10 most common complaints, types 1-2 had a significantly higher prevalence of kyphoscoliosis, difficulty in coughing, joint contractures and voice/speech problems, while type 3 had a significantly higher prevalence of fatigue. No statistically significant correlation was found between the appearance of physical complaints and disease duration. However, sleeping and swallowing problems were in the 5 most common complaints with the shortest mean time of appearance. The structured interview revealed hypermobility in the hand, suffusion of the eyes, and itching as new complaints with high prevalence.Conclusion: There are indications that the frequency of less well-known physical complaints increases with ageing. From the iRv, Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Hoensbroek. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16024484
De Groot IJ and De Witte LP (2005). Physical complaints in ageing persons with spinal muscular atrophy. J Rehabil Med 37: 258-62. Objective: While life expectancy is improving for persons with spinal muscular atrophy, new physical complaints may arise. To investigate this, we studied persons with a long duration and severe course (high functional limitations) of the disease.Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.Subjects/Patients: Persons with spinal muscular atrophy.Methods: Questionnaires and structured interviews on prevalence of physical complaints and their duration. Of 190 questionnaires 99 were returned; of 23 persons (with the longest disease duration and high functional limitation level) selected for structured medical interviews 9 participated.Results: Patterns common within and different between the different types of spinal muscular atrophy were identified. Of the 10 most common complaints, types 1-2 had a significantly higher prevalence of kyphoscoliosis, difficulty in coughing, joint contractures and voice/speech problems, while type 3 had a significantly higher prevalence of fatigue. No statistically significant correlation was found between the appearance of physical complaints and disease duration. However, sleeping and swallowing problems were in the 5 most common complaints with the shortest mean time of appearance. The structured interview revealed hypermobility in the hand, suffusion of the eyes, and itching as new complaints with high prevalence.Conclusion: There are indications that the frequency of less well-known physical complaints increases with ageing. From the iRv, Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Hoensbroek. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16024484