Pyramidal signs in a Caucasian patient with spinal muscular atrophy: a case report

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an autosomal recessive disease, is characterized by the selective loss of spinal motor neurons due to reduced levels of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. The clinical symptoms of SMA are progressive proximal muscle weakness and paralysis. Here we describe a 20-y...

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Main Authors: Yu Wan, Jun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-12-01
Series:Folia Neuropathologica
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Pyramidal-signs-in-a-Caucasian-patient-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-a-case-report,20,28983,1,1.html