Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 371-372 , May 2001

Acute onset of infantile spinal muscular atrophy

  • Sarit Ravid, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Schneider Children’s Hospital; New Hyde Park, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Leon Topper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Schneider Children’s Hospital; New Hyde Park, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Lydia Eviatar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Schneider Children’s Hospital; New Hyde Park, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Eviatar; Division of Pediatric Neurology; Schneider’s Children Hospital; New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Received 4 December 2000 ,Accepted 20 February 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 371-372 , May 2001

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