Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (English name)

Japanese: Werdnig-Hoffmann disease(英語表記)WerdnigHoffmanndisease
Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (English name)

…All of these diseases cause atrophy and muscle weakness in the skeletal muscles that control voluntary movement, but they are subdivided into several diseases based on differences in the age of onset, genetic pattern, and distribution of affected muscles. Werdnig-Hoffmann disease occurs in infants and young children and is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. It progresses rapidly, causing quadriplegia and death within a few years. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Werdnig-Hoffmann disease" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…いずれも随意運動を営む骨格筋の筋萎縮と筋力低下を生ずるものであるが,発症年齢,遺伝様式,おかされる筋肉の分布の違いなどにより,いくつかの疾患に細分されている。ウェルドニヒ=ホフマン病Werdnig‐Hoffmann diseaseは,乳幼児に生じ,常染色体劣性遺伝を呈する。急速に進行して四肢麻痺を生じ,数年で死亡する。…

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