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Ultrasound assisted lumbar intrathecal administration of nusinersen in adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy: A case series.

Bruno Antonio ZanfiniStefano CatarciAgata Katia PatanellaMarika PaneLuciano FrassanitoEleonora FilipponiEugenio MercuriMario SabatelliGaetano Draisci
Published in: Muscle & nerve (2021)
US assistance seems to be a valid option among treatment choices for intrathecal nusinersen administration in patients with difficult spine. The absence of radiation exposure and the lack of need for intravenous sedation or general anesthesia are additional potential advantages to US assisted administration.
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