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Spinal Muscular Atrophy
[OCOSH Code: D009134 5262007 G12 MD_AT_SMA]

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Werdnig Hoffmann Disease (0)
Internet resources relating to Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood - eg Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease
MeSH Search Term "Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood"[mesh]
ICD-10 Code G12.0 Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffmann]
SNOMED-CT Term Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (disorder) Concept ID: 64383006
Synonyms - Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
Infantile spinal muscular atrophy
Progressive muscular atrophy of infancy
Spinal muscular atrophy, type I
Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (disorder)
Spinal muscular atrophy type I
WHD - Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
OCOSH Code: D014897 64383006 G12.0 MD_AT_SMA_WH

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Case 52. Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Location: http://gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/educate/clincase/smaab.htm

Kg is a 6+6 year old white female evaluated in the orthopaedic clinic for progressive scoliosis, bilateral hip dislocations and diffuse hypotonia with inability to walk.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, The Alfred I. duPont Institute
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spinal muscular atrophy CHORUS

Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/02038.html

spinal muscular atrophy. Notes and links to radiology illustrations
2nd most common autosomal recessive disease in Caucasians
* pathology
  o degeneration of the spinal anterior horn cells
  o atrophy and wasting of skeletal muscles
* types
  o SMA I = Werdnig-Hoffman disease: rapidly progressive
  o SMA II = intermediate form
  o...
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy POSNA Study Guide

Location: http://www.posna.org/education/StudyGuide/spinalMuscularAtrophy.asp

Spinal muscular atrophy Objectives
1. Describe the spectrum of the age of onset, severity, and clinical features of spinal muscular atrophy
2. Discuss the prognosis for the differing types of spinal muscular atrophy
3. Describe the genetic transmission of spinal muscular atrophy
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