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Synonyms

• Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III
• KWS
• SMA III
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Kugelberg-Welander Syndrome is a rare inherited disorder. Major symptoms may include wasting and weakness in the muscles of the arms and legs, twitching, clumsiness in walking, and eventual loss of reflexes. Kugelberg- Welander Syndrome is not apparent at birth, it usually appears during the first 10 to 20 years of life.