What is progressive muscular atrophy?

Progressive muscular atrophy is one of a group of disorders marked by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord resulting in weakness and muscular atrophy, usually without evidence of injury to the corticospinal tracts.

How do members experience progressive muscular atrophy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with progressive muscular atrophy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for progressive muscular atrophy*

*Data from patients with progressive muscular atrophy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with progressive muscular atrophy*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Rilutek)
Perceived effectiveness
for progressive muscular atrophy (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
progressive muscular atrophy (3)

*Data from patients with progressive muscular atrophy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has progressive muscular atrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 25
40s 43
50s 68
60s 95
70+ 159

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 230
Female 153

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What is progressive muscular atrophy?

Progressive muscular atrophy is one of a group of disorders marked by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord resulting in weakness and muscular atrophy, usually without evidence of injury to the corticospinal tracts.



Common symptoms reported by people with progressive muscular atrophy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for progressive muscular atrophy

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Rilutek)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
84

Data from patients with progressive muscular atrophy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with progressive muscular atrophy

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Rilutek)
Perceived effectiveness
for progressive muscular atrophy (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with progressive muscular atrophy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has progressive muscular atrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 560 say PMA is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 25
40s 43
50s 68
60s 95
70+ 159
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 5
20-29 years 13
30-39 years 20
40-49 years 37
50-59 years 42
60-69 years 33
70+ years 13

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 230
Female 153

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 176
Not Diagnosed 38

These charts show data from PMA patients who have completed their condition history
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