| Wohlfart, Gunnar | <person> Swedish neurologist, 1910-1961. See: Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander disease | Slowly progressive proximal muscular weakness and wasting, beginning in childhood, caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the anterior horns of the spinal cord; onset usually between 2 and 17 years of age; usually autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: juvenile muscular atrophy, Kugelberg-Welander disease, Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander disease. (05 Mar 2000) |