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PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Atrophy of the cells of the anterior horns of the spinal cord, resulting in a slow progressive wasting and paralysis of the muscles of the extremities and of the trunk.

Key term(s)
  • progressive muscular atrophy
  • creeping palsy
  • muscular trophoneurosis
  • progressive spinal amyotrophy
  • wasting palsy
  • wasting paralysis
  • Aran-Duchenne muscular atrophy
  • Duchenne-Aran muscular atrophy
  • Duchenne's disease
  • progressive spinal muscular atrophy
  • progressive spinal amyotrophy
  • Aran-Duchenne disease
  • Duchenne-Aran disease
  • Cruveilhier's disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Affection dégénérative chronique des cornes antérieures de la moelle épinière de l'adulte, caractérisée par des atrophies avec paralysies symétriques.

Key term(s)
  • amyotrophie spinale
  • amyotrophie spinale progressive
  • amyotrophie d'Aran-Duchenne
  • syndrome d'Aran-Duchenne
  • maladie de Duchenne-Griesinger
  • atrophie de Cruveilhier
  • atrophie d'Aran-Duchenne
  • atrophie musculaire progressive spinale type Aran-Duchenne
  • paralysie de Cruveilhier
  • atrophie myélopathique
  • poliomyélite antérieure chronique

Spanish

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