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Original Article

Ok Ji Hwang, Kon Hee Lee, Ha Joo Choi, Woo Kap Chung

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(2):289-296. Published online February 28, 1989

Acute Werdnig-Hoffmann disease is heredofamilial degeneration of anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and of motor nuclei in the brain stem, which is clinically characterized by fasciculations of the tongue, paradoxical respiration, bell shaped thorax, frog-leg posture and intact mentality. We experienced an 8 month old female infant with acute Werdnig-Hoffmann disease. We report the case with brief review of some related literatures.

Case Report

One Case of Acute Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease.

Do Keum Na, Kyung Sook Cho, Jonh Dae Jo

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(5):510-515. Published online May 31, 1983

We experienced a case of Acute Werdnig-Hdffmann Disease in 4 month old infant. The patient was presented characteristic clinical, radiologic finding such as Frogleg position tior Bell-shaped thorax. Diagnosis was estabilished by clinical characteristics with radiologic and muscle biopsy finding. We have presented this rare case and reviewed brief literatures.

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