Comparison of motor strength and function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy with or without steroid therapy Comparação da força e função motora em pacientes com distrofia muscular de Duchenne com ou sem corticoterapia

OBJECTIVE: To compare muscle strength (MS) and motor function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) receiving steroids for different times against the natural evolution of DMD described by Scott et al. METHOD: 90 patients with DMD (aged 5- 12 years), receiving steroids for one to seven...

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Main Authors: Samara Lamounier Santana Parreira, Maria Bernadete Dutra Resende, Edmar Zanoteli, Mary Souza Carvalho, Suely Kazue Marie, Umbertina Conti Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2010-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000500002
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