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Nusinersen (Spinraza, Biogen Inc, Boston, MA), the first treatment approved by FDA and EMA for all Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) subtypes, is an antisense oligonucleotide that is administered intrathecally through a lumbar puncture. This procedure can be challenging in some adults with intermediate and late onset SMA (types II-IV) frequently presenting scoliosis secondary to neuromuscular weakness and often treated with spinal instrumentation to prevent worsening deformities. In such patients, in order to access the intrathecal space, US guidance and/or assistance have been recently proposed as useful and successful tool. The US guidance and/or assistance have been associated to a high success rate, a reduction of number of attempts and needle passes to obtain a successful anesthesia. A reduced risk of adverse events (AEs), such as post dural puncture headache (PDPH) and low back pain (LBP), and low patient satisfaction often associated with multiple needle punctures was also reported. Aim of this retrospective study was to report the efficacy, evaluated as rate of the successful procedures and subsequent delivery of nusinersen within the subarachnoid space, the number of attempts, the procedure time and the adverse events (AEs) of interlaminar intrathecal nusinersen administration using either ultrasound assistance or the landmark-based technique in a historical cohort of 51 adult SMA patients.


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NCT number NCT05644899
Study type Observational
Source Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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Status Completed
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Start date December 16, 2022
Completion date January 10, 2023

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