| Successful pregnancy in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy and severe kyphoscoliosis. | |
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PMID: 12595774 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Pregnancy imposes a load on the respiratory system that is usually easily assumed because of alterations in the thoracoabdominal architecture. It is presumed that the respiratory mechanical disadvantage of severe kyphoscoliosis and the muscle weakness of spinal muscular atrophy impede these adaptations sufficiently to preclude a successful gestation. We report the case of a successful pregnancy in a woman with spinal muscular atrophy, severe uncorrected scoliosis, and the lowest spirometric values reported in the literature without the use of ventilatory support. This patient demonstrates that women with severe kyphoscoliosis and a profound ventilatory limitation can carry a successful pregnancy well into the third trimester without requiring full ventilatory support. |
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Authors:
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Roger Yim; Kristi Kirschner; Eileen Murphy; John Parson; Christopher Winslow |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists Volume: 82 ISSN: 0894-9115 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Publication Date: 2003 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-02-21 Completed Date: 2003-03-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803677 Medline TA: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 222-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. |
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Adult Female Humans Kyphosis / complications* Muscular Atrophy, Spinal / complications* Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications* Pregnancy Outcome* Respiration Disorders / etiology*, therapy Respiration, Artificial / methods Respiratory Function Tests Scoliosis / complications* |
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