title: Prenatal activity of a fetus with early-onset, severe spinal muscular atrophy.
abstract: A case of early-onset, severe spinal muscular atrophy is reported. Normal fetal breathing movement patterns and heart rate accelerations were observed in spite of the severe hypotonia evident at birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kirkinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryynänen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haring
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Torkkeli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pääkkönen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martikainen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005324:Fetal Movement / Q000502:physiology; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D014897:Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood / Q000503:physiopathology*