Congenital form of spinal muscular atrophy predominantly affecting the lower limbs: A clinical and muscle MRI study

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Mercuri, E ^a,b   Messina, S ^a,c   Kinali, M ^a   Cini, C ^a,d   Longman, C ^a   Battini, R ^d   Cioni, G ^d   Muntoni, F ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Psychiat A ^*  (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital; Distal spinal muscular atrophy; Familial; Sporadic

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTOR LONGUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG; LEG LENGTH; LEG MUSCLE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WALKING; WALKING AID;

EID: 0347721095     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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