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Cerebellar hypoplasia in Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
|August 1, 1975
Summary
This case report details an infant with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, highlighting severe cerebellar hypoplasia and brain-stem degeneration. The findings suggest cerebellar hypoplasia can be a manifestation of this neuronal abiotrophy.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatric Pathology
Background:
- Werdnig-Hoffmann disease is a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy.
- Neuronal abiotrophy encompasses a group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders.