title: [An association of Werdnig-Hoffman disease and pregnancy: apropos of an unusual case].
abstract: The authors describe the first case in the literature of pregnancy in a twenty year old patient suffering from Werdnig Hoffman's disease. This is pure progressive spinal muscular atrophy which involves respiratory and locomotor functions. It brings into consideration several problems of respiration and in particular of genetics to be considered in this case, and we report that pregnancy was well tolerated in the patient who had a severe physical handicap.
authors.affiliation: Services de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Montpellier.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laffargue
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boulot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lafont
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jonquet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hedon
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Viala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009134:Muscular Atrophy, Spinal / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D014897:Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Association maladie de Werdnig-Hoffman et grossesse: a propos d'un cas exceptionnel.