Survival from symptomatic nemaline myopathy in the newborn period

We report a patient with nemaline myopathy of sporadic genetical character, who presented with respiratory insufficiency in the neonatal period and has been followed for 4 years. The evolution towards progressive improvement is described in detail, particularly the therapeutic problems posed by the respiratory insufficiency and the alterations of swallowing. This is the first patient reported in the literature who has survived symptomatic nemaline myopathy presenting in the newborn period. The experience of this case may justify the use of exceptional therapeutic measures in other patients.