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Spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (SMA2), or Werdnig-Hoffmann disease type 2, is a chronic infantile form of proximal spinal muscular atrophy characterized by muscle weakness and hypotonia resulting from the degeneration and loss of the lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and the brainstem nuclei. SMA2 is Werdnig-Hoffman Syndrome (WHS) is a hered- itary severe neuromuscular disease with early and rapid onset (before six months of age), characterized by progressive muscle atrophy and weakness that prevents the development of motor skills, due to severe motor and respiratory harm, associated to important symmetric Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (WHD), or progressive infantile spinal muscular atrophy, is a genetically determined degener- ative condition that manifests during the first 2 years of life and involves the anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and the cranial nerve motor nuclei in the brain stem. It is considered the second most 21 Dec 2017 Spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (SMA2), or Werdnig-Hoffmann disease type 2, is a chronic infantile form of proximal spinal muscular atrophy characterized by muscle weakness and hypotonia resulting from the degeneration and loss of the lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and the brainstem nuclei. Received date:Apr 2, 2014 Accepted date:May 12, 2014 form of SMA were identified; type zero is the fetus form of disease which causes death in early infancy. 1)Type I: Infantile (Werdnig-Hoffmann · disease). 2)Type II: Intermediate (Dubowitz disease). 3)Type III: Juvenile (Kugelberg–Welander disease). 4)Type IV: adult 8 Aug 2007 In addition to these defining criteria, unique clinical features of each spinal muscular atrophy type include the following: (1) Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy. This type is also called Werdnig-Hoffmann disease. Children with this disease have impaired head control, with a weak cry and cough. Swallowing muscle weakness and paralysis.2. Clinical classification of SMA is based on age at onset and maximum motor function acquired, with the following categories: 1) severe (type I, severe SMA or Werdnig-. Hoffmann disease); 2) intermediate (type II or chronic. Spinal muscular atrophy: diagnosis, treatment and future prospects. 19 Dec 2017 Full-text (PDF) | Abstract This report describes a 6-month old female infant who presented with her second episode of pneumonia. Further assessment showed that she was markedly hypotonic. Her creatine kinase was normal. A muscle biopsy showed a neurogenic muscular atrophy. Werdnig-Hoffman Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (WHD) or Infantile spi- nal muscular atrophy type 1 (ISMA-l), refers to the severe, infantile form of anterior horn cell degener- ation (1). It presents with generalized weakness, hy- potonia, areflexia and tongue fasciculations in early infancy. Majority of these patients die from progres-. Background. Childhood spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease characterized by degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. SMA type I, the most severe form (Werdnig-Hoffmann disease) can be detected in utero or during the first months of life.