See Also: Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy(medicine)
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werdnig-hoffmann disease(medicine)
suprasternal space(medicine)
Hoffmann's muscular atrophy(medicine)
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Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy (medicine) and suprasternal space (medicine)


Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy (medicine)


Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy -->
infantile spinal muscular atrophy


Transmitted as autosomal recessive on chromosome 5q. Progressive dysfunction of the anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and brainstem cranial nerves with profound weakness and bulbar dysfunction occurring in the first two years of life. Three groups, based on age of clinical onset, are recognised.

Synonym: familial spinal muscular atrophy, Hoffmann's muscular atrophy, infantile muscular atrophy, infantile progressive spinal muscular atrophy, progressive infantile spinal muscular atrophy, Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy.


suprasternal space (medicine)


suprasternal space


A narrow interval between the deep and superficial layers of the cervical fascia above the manubrium of the sternum through which pass the anterior jugular veins.

Synonym: Burns' space.