Publications by authors named "Kerstin Giese"
Purpose: We report five rare cases of programmable valve breakage (Codman Hakim-Medos valve) in shunt systems of children with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Only four similar studies have been published in the current literature.
Methods: Between 2013 and 2018, five children with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus were admitted to the pediatric department.
Background: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle weakness and muscle atrophy. Nusinersen acts as a splicing modifier and has recently been approved for intrathecal treatment of SMA.
Objective: Prior to approval, nusinersen was provided to patients with SMA type 1 in Germany within an Expanded Access Program (EAP).
Letter to the Editors: Concerning "Divergent clinical outcomes of alpha-glucosidase enzyme replacement therapy in two siblings with infantile-onset Pompe disease treated in the symptomatic or pre-symptomatic state" by Takashi et al. and Letter to the Editors by Ortolano et al.
Mol Genet Metab Rep
September 2017