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...
Main Authors: | Gabriela Palhares Campolina Diniz, Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar, Juliana Gurgel Giannetti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2012-06-01
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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 |
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