Progressive bulbar paresis in childhood.
We present a case of progressive bulbar paresis in a 2-year-old child, with appropriate autopsy findings. A review of previously reported cases and a comparison with more extensive literature in Werdnig-Hoffmann disease suggest that Fazio-Londe disease is not unique, but belongs in the spectrum of progressive lower motor neuron disease.
D010244:Bulbar Palsy, Progressive / Q000473:pathology*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome