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MeSH Heading: Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
Tree Number(s): C10.228.854.468.800; C10.574.500.812; C10.574.562.500.750; C10.668.467.500.750; C16.320.400.765
Unique ID: D014897
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014897
Annotation: infantile, childhood or adolescent: for other, MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL is available
Scope Note: A group of recessive inherited diseases that feature progressive muscular atrophy and hypotonia. They are classified as type I (Werdnig-Hoffman disease), type II (intermediate form), and type III (Kugelberg-Welander disease). Type I is fatal in infancy, type II has a late infantile onset and is associated with survival into the second or third decade. Type III has its onset in childhood, and is slowly progressive. (J Med Genet 1996 Apr:33(4):281-3)
Entry Version: SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES CHILDHOOD
Entry Term(s): Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Kugelberg-Welander Disease; Kugelberg-Welander Syndrome; Muscular Atrophy, Infantile; Muscular Atrophy, Juvenile; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Infantile; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Infantile Chronic Form; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Intermediate Type; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Type I; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Type II; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Type III; SMA, Infantile Acute Form; Spinal Muscular Atrophy 1; Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2; Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I; Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II; Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Infantile; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Juvenile; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Mild Childhood and Adolescent Form; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type 3; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type I; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type II; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type III; Type I Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Type III Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Werdnig Hoffman Disease; Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease
NLM Classification #: WS 340.5
Previous Indexing: Muscular Atrophy (1966-1987); Spinal Cord Diseases (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see WERDNIG-HOFFMAN DISEASE 1991-1999, see MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL 1988-90
History Note: 2000(1988)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/06/20

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Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Spinal Cord Diseases [C10.228.854]
    - Muscular Atrophy, Spinal [C10.228.854.468]
      - Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked [C10.228.854.468.399]
      - Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood [C10.228.854.468.800]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neurodegenerative Diseases [C10.574]
  - Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C10.574.500]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neurodegenerative Diseases [C10.574]
  - Motor Neuron Disease [C10.574.562]
    - Muscular Atrophy, Spinal [C10.574.562.500]
      - Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked [C10.574.562.500.374]
      - Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood [C10.574.562.500.750]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neuromuscular Diseases [C10.668]
  - Motor Neuron Disease [C10.668.467]
    - Muscular Atrophy, Spinal [C10.668.467.500]
      - Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked [C10.668.467.500.186]
      - Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood [C10.668.467.500.750]

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
  - Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C16.320.400]

Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood Preferred

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Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Infantile Chronic Form Narrower

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