MR findings of spinal muscular atrophy Type II: sibling cases

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2003 Dec 31;2(4):195-8. doi: 10.2463/mrms.2.195.

Abstract

We present magnetic resonance (MR) findings of siblings affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type II. MRI of their thighs showed severe muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration. Selective preservation of the adductor longus muscle, the gracilis muscle, and the sartorius muscles was observed, suggesting a characteristic finding of SMA Type II. These findings were more severe in the older patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood / diagnosis*