Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate muscle force and motor function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in a period of six months. METHOD: Twenty children and adolescents with diagnosis of DMD were evaluated trough: measurement of the strength of the flexors and extensors of the shoulder, elbow, wris...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Palhares Campolina Diniz, Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar, Juliana Gurgel Giannetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600007&lng=en&tlng=en