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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| author | Gabriela Palhares Campolina Diniz Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar Juliana Gurgel Giannetti |
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| description | 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, wrist, knee and ankle through the Medical Research Council (MRC), and application of the Motor Function Measure (MFM). The patients were evaluated twice within a six-month interval. RESULTS: Loss of muscle strength was identified in the MRC score for upper proximal members (t=-2.17, p=0.04). In the MFM, it was noted significant loss in the dimension 1 (t=-3.06, p=0.006). Moderate and strong correlations were found between the scores for muscular strength and the MFM dimensions. CONCLUSION: The MFM scale was a useful instrument in the follow up of patients with DMD. Moreover, it is a more comprehensive scale to assess patients and very good for conducting trials to evaluate treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f6ee6b4e66c4017a85043eb06b00da12025-08-20T01:59:18ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-06-0170641642110.1590/S0004-282X2012000600007S0004-282X2012000600007Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophyGabriela Palhares Campolina Diniz0Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar1Juliana Gurgel Giannetti2Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisOBJECTIVE: 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, wrist, knee and ankle through the Medical Research Council (MRC), and application of the Motor Function Measure (MFM). The patients were evaluated twice within a six-month interval. RESULTS: Loss of muscle strength was identified in the MRC score for upper proximal members (t=-2.17, p=0.04). In the MFM, it was noted significant loss in the dimension 1 (t=-3.06, p=0.006). Moderate and strong correlations were found between the scores for muscular strength and the MFM dimensions. CONCLUSION: The MFM scale was a useful instrument in the follow up of patients with DMD. Moreover, it is a more comprehensive scale to assess patients and very good for conducting trials to evaluate treatment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600007&lng=en&tlng=endistrofia muscular de Duchennemedida da função motoramedical research council |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela Palhares Campolina Diniz Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar Juliana Gurgel Giannetti Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria distrofia muscular de Duchenne medida da função motora medical research council |
| title | Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| title_full | Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| title_fullStr | Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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| title_short | Motor assessment in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| title_sort | motor assessment in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| topic | distrofia muscular de Duchenne medida da função motora medical research council |
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