Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
Prevention
Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with a family history of spinal muscular atrophy.
References
Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. The hip. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier; 2007:chap 606.
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Review Date: 03/09/2010
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B.
Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical
School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
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