KENNEDY SYNDROME
\kˈɛnədi sˈɪndɹə͡ʊm], \kˈɛnədi sˈɪndɹəʊm], \k_ˈɛ_n_ə_d_i s_ˈɪ_n_d_ɹ_əʊ_m]\
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A group of disorders marked by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord resulting in weakness and muscular atrophy, usually without evidence of injury to the corticospinal tracts. Diseases in this category include Werdnig-Hoffmann disease and later onset SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD, most of which are hereditary. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1089)
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