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Birth Injury With Unusual Clinical Features Simulating Werdnig Hoffmann Disease
Author(s) -
KOLBER S.,
ANDERSON R. McD.,
CAMPBELL P. E.,
ROY R. N. D.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1979.tb01183.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciculation , pathological , autopsy , pediatrics , disease , birth injury , pathology , anatomy , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Kolber, S., Anderson, R. McD., Campbell, P. E., and Roy, R. N. D. (1979).Aust. Paediatr. J. , 15 , 47–48. Birth Injury with unusual features simulating Werdnig Hoffmann disease. The clinical and pathological details of a newborn with cerebral birth injury are presented. This case is presented because of the unusual finding of prolonged tongue fasciculation 3 hours after a short period of hypoxic hypoglossal nuclear damage. The pathological distinction between birth injury and Werdnig Hoffmann disease in general and in this particular case is discussed. The case illustrates the value of autopsy examination in resolving diagnostic difficulties particularly when there are genetic implications.