Consensus Statement for Standard of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

@article{Wang2007ConsensusSF,
  title={Consensus Statement for Standard of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy},
  author={Ching H. Wang and Richard S. Finkel and Enrico Silvio Bertini and Mary K. Schroth and Anita Simonds and Brenda L Y Wong and Annie Aloysius and Leslie Morrison and Marion Main and Thomas O. Crawford and Anthony Trela},
  journal={Journal of Child Neurology},
  year={2007},
  volume={22},
  pages={1027 - 1049}
}
Spinal muscular atrophy is a neurodegenerative disease that requires multidisciplinary medical care. Recent progress in the understanding of molecular pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy and advances in medical technology have not been matched by similar developments in the care for spinal muscular atrophy patients. Variations in medical practice coupled with differences in family resources and values have resulted in variable clinical outcomes that are likely to compromise valid measure of… 
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