What is spinal muscular atrophy type 2?

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 is an inherited (genetic) condition that affects the nerve cells (motor neurons) in your spinal cord. The nerve cells tend to impair the legs more than arms. Onset of this condition is usually from 6 to 18 months of age.

How do members experience spinal muscular atrophy type 2?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for spinal muscular atrophy type 2*

Who has spinal muscular atrophy type 2 on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 6
30s 11
40s 7
50s 6
60s 5
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 28

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What is spinal muscular atrophy type 2?

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 is an inherited (genetic) condition that affects the nerve cells (motor neurons) in your spinal cord. The nerve cells tend to impair the legs more than arms. Onset of this condition is usually from 6 to 18 months of age.



Common symptoms reported by people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for spinal muscular atrophy type 2

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Compare treatments taken by people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2

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Who has spinal muscular atrophy type 2 on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 39 say spinal muscular atrophy type 2 is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 6
30s 11
40s 7
50s 6
60s 5
70+ 5
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 10
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 28

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 15
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from spinal muscular atrophy type 2 patients who have completed their condition history
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