一项针对患者和护理人员报告的关于ADSS1肌肉病的洞察力的跨国研究
Merve Koç Yekedüz1,2, Yunjung Choi3, Soo-Hyun Kim3
1Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Muscle & nerve
|September 25, 2025
概括
腺糖酸合成酶类1 (ADSS1) 肌病显著影响患者的患者.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 罕见疾病 罕见疾病
背景情况:
- 腺酸酸合成酶样1 (ADSS1) 肌病是一种极为罕见的遗传性疾病.
- 它是由ADSS1基因中的双致病变体引起的,导致渐进的肌肉衰弱,疲劳,消化不良,并可能导致心肌病和呼吸衰竭.
研究的目的:
- 评估ADSS1肌肉病对患者日常生活的影响.
- 综合评估ADSS1肌病症患者的生活质量.
主要方法:
- 在6个国家对31名被诊断患有ADSS1肌肉病的参与者进行了个别采访.
- 采用了包含开放式问题的结构化面试和个性化神经肌肉生活质量 (INQoL) 问卷.
- 采用专题分析来识别患者的主要关注点,症状和生活质量挑战.
主要成果:
- 最常见的症状是运动能力下降 (54.8%) 和肌肉软弱 (48.3%),主要发生在下肢.
- 流动性下降,运动技能的损害和步行障碍是主要的担忧 (58.0%).
- 除了一名患者外,所有患者都报告疲劳,64.5%的患者经历疼痛,主要是在下肢. 只有5%的人表示对工作或社会生活没有影响.
- 关键的治疗优先事项包括改善运动功能 (51.6%) 和阻止疾病进展 (48.3%).
结论:
- ADSS1肌病症给患者带来了相当大的身体和心理社会负担.
- 渐进的肌肉衰弱和多系统参与显著影响日常功能.
- 这些发现强调了早期诊断和综合多学科护理策略的急需.
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