Spinal muscular atrophy with open bite: A case report.
- Author:
Weiying ZHENG
1
;
Jun LIN
Author Information
1. Dept. of Stomatology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing 314000, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Humans;
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal;
Open Bite
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2013;31(3):315-316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Spinal muscular atrophy is one rare type of autosomal recessive disorder. The disease is characterized by the progressive degeneration of spinal cord anterior horn motor neurons and brainstem motor nuclei, which leads to muscle atrophy and paralysis. One case of spinal muscular atrophy with open bite was reported here.
