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Congenital myopathy due to myosin heavy chain 2 mutation presenting as chronic aspiration pneumonia in infancy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Oct 2017
Tsabari R, Daum H, Kerem E, Fellig Y, Dor T
Abstract excerpt
A 7-week-old infant presented with persistent noisy breathing and aspirations during swallowing. Neurological examination and brain MRI were normal. His 12-year-old brother underwent pneumonectomy at the age of 10 years due to recurrent aspirations leading to severe lung damage. The older brother developed subsequently ophthalmoplegia and nystagmus along with mild weakness of the neck flexors and proximal...
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