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Neuropediatrics 1983; 14(2): 97-101
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1059561
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1059561
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and Rigid Spine Syndrome
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Publication Date:
14 May 2008 (online)
Abstract
In three patients with muscular dystrophy, the unexpected occurrence of spinal stiffness suggested a diagnosis of rigid spine syndrome. One case belongs to the benign form of the congenital muscular dystrophies; in the other cases however, the severity and the distribution of the muscular process, associated with neurological abnormalities, seems to correspond to a unique variant of congenital muscular dystrophy. These observations underline the heterogeneity of the rigid spine syndrome.
Key words
Rigid spine syndrome - Muscular diseases - Congenital muscular dystrophy - Progressive muscular dystrophy