Gamuts

Werdnig-Hoffmann disease

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic cause of infant death. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Absent clavicle
Anterior beaked vertebrae in a child
Cardiomyopathy
Clavicle hypoplasia
Congenital cardiomyopathy
Decreased muscle mass
Diaphragm dysfunction
Long thin bones
Multiple fractures
Muscular atrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Neonatal respiratory distress
Premature laryngeal cartilage calcification
Premature tracheobronchial cartilage calcification
Ribbon-like ribs
Slender clavicle
Thin clavicle
Thin ribs
Wavy ribs
May Cause
Absent clavicle
Anterior beaked vertebrae in a child
Cardiomyopathy
Clavicle hypoplasia
Congenital cardiomyopathy
Decreased muscle mass
Diaphragm dysfunction
Long thin bones
Multiple fractures
Muscular atrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Neonatal respiratory distress
Premature laryngeal cartilage calcification
Premature tracheobronchial cartilage calcification
Ribbon-like ribs
Slender clavicle
Thin clavicle
Thin ribs
Wavy ribs


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