infantile spinal muscular atrophy
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spinal muscular atrophy — (SMA) a hereditary condition in which cells of the spinal cord die and the muscles in the arms and legs become progressively weaker. The gene responsible has been located: in affected children it is inherited as a double recessive. SMA usually… … Medical dictionary
spinal muscular atrophy — SMA a hereditary condition in which cells of the spinal cord die and the muscles in the arms and legs become progressively weaker. Eventually the respiratory muscles are affected and death usually results from respiratory infection. Most affected … The new mediacal dictionary
Spinal muscular atrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G12 ICD 9 335.0 … Wikipedia
Autosomal recessive distal spinal muscular atrophy 1 — Classification and external resources OMIM 604320 Autosomal recessive distal spinal muscular atrophy 1 (or spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1, or distal spinal muscular atrophy 1)[1] … Wikipedia
Атрофия Спинного Мозга Мышечная (Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Sma)) — наследственное заболевание, при котором происходит гибель двигательных нейронов спинного мозга и наблюдается прогрессирующая атрофия мышц верхних и нижних конечностей. Недавно был выявлен ген, отвечающий за развитие этого заболевания: у больных… … Медицинские термины
Progressive muscular atrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 9 335.21 DiseasesDB 29149 … Wikipedia
Muscular Dystrophy Association — The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating… … Wikipedia
Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… … Medical dictionary
Infantile paralysis — In fan*tile pa*ral y*sis (Med.) An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infantile progressive bulbar palsy — is a rare type of progressive bulbar palsy that occurs in children. The disease exists in both rapid and slow onsets, and involves inflammation of the gray matter of the bulb (Wilson 1909). Infantile PBP is a disease that manifests itself in two… … Wikipedia
