How to treat spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy can generally be relieved by supportive therapy, medication, and complication control. 1. Supportive therapy: Spinal muscular atrophy affects the patient’s respiratory system, so the respiratory system should be well cared for to maintain normal ventilation. Meanwhile, spinal muscular atrophy patients who cannot eat can be considered to be fed through nasogastric tube to ensure that the patients consume enough nutrients and reduce the risk of aspiration. 2. Medication: Oral valproic acid can be taken to improve motor function, or intrathecal injection of sodium nasonexantoin can improve symptoms. Valproic acid may cause dyspepsia, gastrointestinal cramps, menstrual cycle changes, etc. It is contraindicated in pregnant women and in cases of significant hepatic impairment. Nocinasone sodium can cause meningitis, traffic hydrocephalus and other serious adverse reactions, allergic to nocinasone is prohibited. 3. Prevention and treatment of complications: spinal muscular atrophy patients are bedridden for a long time in the late stage, so they should be strictly prevented from colds, gastroenteritis and other complications. Patients with spinal muscular atrophy have low immunity, which may lead to poor prognosis and even jeopardize patients’ lives if not prevented in time. Spinal muscular atrophy, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not self-medication, in order to avoid delaying the condition.