⚡Spinal Defect of 23-Year-Old Maldivian Cured Through Rare Surgery at Private Hospital in Kerala
The 23-year-old patient from Maldives Mohamad Raishan Ahmed, son of Ahmed Muhamad and Aminath Ibrahim was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type 2, a rare hereditary genetic condition in which muscles throughout the body are weakened because the nerve cells in the spinal cord and brainstem do not function properly.