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Yi C. Sul, MD; Robert E. Mrak, MD, PhD; Owen B. Evans, MD; Gerald M. Fenichel, MD

Arch Neurol. 1982;39(11):717-718.

Abstract
• An infant was born with multiple joint contractures and weakness. An identical twin was unaffected. The results of electrodiagnostic and histochemical studies on muscle suggested a neurogenic cause, and postmortem examination of the spinal cord showed marked loss of anterior horn cells.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology and the Jerry Lewis Neuromuscular Research Center, Vanderbilt University (Drs Sul, Evans, and Fenichel), and Veterans Administration Hospital (Dr Mrak), Nashville, Tenn.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 21, 1982.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center South, Nashville, TN 37212 (Dr Evans).

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