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hereditary motor neuropathy
pathology
Also known as: Kugelberg-Welander disease, Werdnig-Hoffman disease, spinal muscular atrophy
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nervous system diseases
- In nervous system disease: Hereditary motor neuropathies
Hereditary motor neuropathies (also known as spinal muscular atrophies and as Werdnig-Hoffman or Kugelberg-Welander diseases) are a diverse group of genetic disorders in which signs of ventral-horn disease occur in babies or young people. The usual symptoms of muscle atrophy and weakness…
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