| Literature DB >> 77364 |
Abstract
A new variant of spinal muscular atrophy (S.M.A.), characterised by adolescent onset, gross hypertrophy of calves, and a slowly progressive clinical course, was found in 5 patients, 3 of them in a series of 102 cases being studied in North-East England. Biopsy and electrophysiological studies indicated the presence of chronic progressive degeneration of anterior-horn cells.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 77364 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90910-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321