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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(7):726-730. Published online July 31, 1985.

A Case of Werdnig Hoffmann Disease.

Woo Yeong Chung¹, Cheol Lee¹, Tai Gyu Hwang¹, In Soon Park¹, Soon Young Lee¹, Jong Eun Joo²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inje Medical College, Paik Hospital, Pusan, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Inje Medical College, Paik Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Abstract

We experienced a case of Werdnig Hoffmann disease in a 1 year 5 month old female child with the complaint of progressive muscular weakness on both lower extremities. Her development had been almost normal since birth and she could stand alone briefly at 12 months of age, but progressive muscular weakness had been apparent since then. Diagnosis was based on clinical pictures, EMG and muscle biopsy. A review of literatures was also attempted briefly.

Keywords :Werdnig Hoffmann disease; Progressive muscular weakness