Kugelberg-Welander Disease

Kugelberg–Welander disease (KWD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by muscle atrophy and progressive fibrillogenic tremor. Also known by other names: pseudomotor dystrophy, pseudomuscular dystrophy, or Landwehr-Sachs myopathic atrophy. The disease was first described by Swedish neurologists Eva Kugelberg and Ludwig Welander in the mid-20th century. However, its cause and mechanism of occurrence are not well understood. The diagnosis is made on the basis of a specific clinical picture and characteristic biochemical parameters. There are only a few dozen cases of CVD diagnosed worldwide. The disease has no specific treatment, but supportive care is used. This makes it possible to prolong the patient’s life for many years and improve the quality of his existence. According to statistics, the risk of the disease in children is 1 child in 8000

Kugelberg Welander (KGV) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the muscles and nerves in the body. This complex neuromuscular disease goes by many different names and causes muscle paralysis in the lower extremities. This disease was first described in 1894 by a Swedish neurologist.