Chronic Spinal Muscular Atrophy Simulating Facioscapulohumeral Type and Limb-Girdle Type of Muscular Dystrophy
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in European Neurology
- Vol. 16 (1-6) , 90-98
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000114885
Abstract
Two cases of chronic spinal muscular atrophy simulating the clinical picture of the facioscapulohumeral type and limb-girdle type of muscular dystrophy are reported. Both patients had a waddling gait, Gowers’ maneuver in arising, terminal atrophies and pseudohypertrophies of some muscles, marked fasciculations, and fascicular tremor. The electromyogram revealed signs of anterior horn cell disease. Calf muscle biopsy (case 2) revealed ‘myopathic’ changes.Keywords
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