Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 444-445 , June 2009

Is there post-natal muscle growth in amyoplasia? A sequential MRI study

  • Eugenio Mercuri

      Affiliations

    • Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
    • Pediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
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  • Adnan Manzur

      Affiliations

    • Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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  • Marion Main

      Affiliations

    • Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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  • Joanna Alsopp

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Sciences Department, Robert Steiner MR Unit, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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  • Francesco Muntoni

      Affiliations

    • Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

Received 4 February 2009 ,Revised 22 March 2009 ,Accepted 24 March 2009.

References 

  1. Bernstein RM. Arthrogryposis and amyoplasia. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2002;10:417–424
  2. Kroksmark AK, Kimber E, Jerre R, Beckung E, Tulinius M. Muscle involvement and motor function in amyoplasia. Am J Med Genet A. 2006;140(15):1757–1767
  3. Philpot J, Counsell S, Bydder G, Sewry CA, Dubowitz V, Muntoni F. Neonatal arthrogryposis and absent limb muscles: a muscle developmental gene defect?. Neuromuscul Disord. 2001;11:489–493

PII: S0960-8966(09)00082-0

doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.03.006

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 444-445 , June 2009

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