Tall vertebrae at birth: a radiographic finding in flaccid infants
| Autor: | Vincente Gilsanz, James S. Donaldson, G Gonzalez, F Gilles, RA Wittel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Male Radiography Fetal activity Muscle tension medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Myopathy Fetus business.industry Infant Newborn Infant General Medicine Anatomy Neuromuscular Diseases medicine.disease Hypotonia Spine Tall vertebrae Congenital muscular dystrophy Muscle Hypotonia Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 145(6) |
| ISSN: | 0361-803X |
| Popis: | It has been well documented that children with severe neuromuscular disorders have tall vertebrae, presumably a consequence of altered mechanical forces. This finding was present in four neonates who were born with severe "floppy" hypotonia due to Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (two cases), nonspecific neonatal myopathy, and congenital muscular dystrophy. Fetal vertebral development is normally modified by intrauterine muscle tension and fetal activity. |
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