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Acute Werdnig-Hoffmann disease is genetically determined progressive degenerative disease of anterior spinal neuron, characterized by fasciculations of the tongue usually occuring along with flaccid paralysis of extremities with intact mentality. We experienced a 5 months old female infant, whose sister died of pneumonia at the age of 2 months, had same symptoms and signs : revealing hypotonic state with flaccid... |