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Prenatal activity of a fetus with early-onset,severe spinal muscular atrophy |
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| Authors: | P Kirkinen MD M Ryynänen P Haring H Torkkeli L Pääkkönen A Martikainen |
| Institution: | 1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kuopio, Finland;2. Departments of Pediatrics, University of Kuopio, Finland |
| Abstract: | A case of early-onset, severe spinal muscular atrophy is reported. Normal fetal breathing movement patterns and heart rate accelerations were observed in spite of the severe hypotonia evident at birth. |
| Keywords: | Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) hypotonia cardiotocography breathing movements |