Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3091039 | Seminars in Pediatric Neurology | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Proximal muscle weakness, often indicative of a myopathy, has a broad differential diagnosis in children. We present a case of an adolescent boy with proximal weakness and a mildly elevated creatine kinase. He was found to have spinal muscular atrophy type III rather than a myopathy.
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Authors
Marcia V. Felker, Bhuwan P. Garg,