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Heliyon
; 10(13): e33677, 2024 Jul 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39040255
RESUMO
â¢Synthesizes evidence from 12 studies on cognitive and communicative impacts in SMA, focusing on nuanced functional outcomes.â¢Highlights cognitive variability in SMA1, revealing subtle challenges in SMA2 and 3, and stresses tailored assessment methodologies.â¢Identifies communication barriers in SMA, emphasizing the urgency of investigating their potential interplay with cognitive functions.â¢Stresses integrating cognitive and communicative assessments into SMA management, to enhanceunderstanding of treatment impacts.â¢Calls for standardized, sensitive tools to evaluate cognition and communication, ensuring consistent assessments across SMA phenotypes.