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. 1983 May;59(691):327–329. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.59.691.327

Juvenile proximal spinal muscular atrophy with early hypertrophy of calves.

J M Gobernado, C Riva, A Gimeno, E García-Albea, A Anaya
PMCID: PMC2417408  PMID: 6878107

Abstract

The clinical, electrophysiological, histological and ultrastructural features of a patient with chronic spinal muscular atrophy of adolescent onset associated with hypertrophied calf-muscle are described. This recently recognised entity must be distinguished from other types of spinal muscular atrophy.

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