HOW TO TREAT WERDNIG-HOFFMANN SYNDROME - RARE DESEASES

How to treat Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome



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Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome is a degenerative disease that has no cure and therefore its treatment is done to alleviate the symptoms and help the patient to overcome the limitations created by the syndrome, which are related to the lack of strength in the muscles of the whole body. Thus, treatment may vary according to the patient's age, affected muscles and severity of symptoms: Difficulty chewing or swallowing In these cases, it is usually necessary to place a nasogastric tube to the stomach or to have a gastrostomy, which is a tube that goes directly from the skin to the stomach, to allow