Inherited Paediatric Motor Neuron Disorders: Beyond Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Paediatric motor neuron diseases encompass a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterised by the onset of muscle weakness and atrophy before the age of 18 years, attributable to motor neuron loss across various neuronal networks in the brain and spinal cord. While the genetic underpinnings are...

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Main Authors: Hooi Ling Teoh, Kate Carey, Hugo Sampaio, David Mowat, Tony Roscioli, Michelle Farrar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6509493