Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3091039 Seminars in Pediatric Neurology 2008 4 Pages PDF
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.

Related Topics
Life Sciences Neuroscience Developmental Neuroscience
Authors
, ,