Sven Brandt has written:

'Werdnig-Hoffmann's infantile progressive muscular atrophy' -- subject(s): Atrophy, Muscular, Diseases, In infancy and childhood, Infants, Muscular atrophy

She has a muscular atrophy.

Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease. The severity of spinal muscular atrophy varies, and is the most common genetic cause of infant death.

muscular atrophy

Destruction of the anterior horn of the spinal cord often results in muscular disorders. These include sclerosis, Charcotâ??Marieâ??Tooth disease, progressive muscular atrophy, and other muscular atrophies.