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CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES [PDF]

open access: yesNeuromuscular Disorders, 2020
D. Natera-de Benito   +17 more
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Risk Factors for Complications Following Paediatric Neuromuscular and Syndromic Scoliosis Correction Surgery: A Systematic Review

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Paediatric neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis patients have multiple medical comorbidities that increase the risk of postoperative complications. There is a lack of consistent literature assessing the specific risk factors for complications following scoliosis correction surgery in this high‐risk cohort.
Mai Pham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of Childhood Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Sweden From 1991 to 2019: A National Population‐Based Study

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To study the incidence, survival, and mortality of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in children in Sweden, 1991–2019. Methods Hospital records of 0–18‐year‐olds diagnosed with DCM over a 29‐year period were reviewed. The annual sex‐specific incidence rates of DCM were calculated as new disease cases, divided by the average Swedish same‐sex ...
Shalan Fadl   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Model Organisms in the Fight against Muscular Dystrophy: Lessons from Drosophila and Zebrafish

open access: yesMolecules, 2015
Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness, abnormal contractions and muscle wasting, often leading to premature death.
Emilie Plantié   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current understanding and treatment of cardiac and skeletal muscle pathology in laminin-α2 chain-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy

open access: yesThe Application of Clinical Genetics, 2019
Quynh Nguyen,*,1 Kenji Rowel Q Lim,*,1 Toshifumi Yokota,1,21Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2The Friends of Garrett Cumming Research & Muscular Dystrophy Canada,
Nguyen Q, Lim KRQ, Yokota T
doaj  

Asthma and Multimorbidity Amongst Ethnic Minority Groups in High Income Countries

open access: yesClinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.
There is a tight intersection between asthma, deprivation, ethnicity, multimorbidity and poor clinical outcomes. An integrated, holistic and culturally tailored approach is needed to improve clinical outcomes amongst ethnic minority groups with asthma and multimorbidity. ABSTRACT Asthma is one of the commonest noncommunicable diseases worldwide.
Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetics of Fukuyama Muscular Dystrophy

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1994
The Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) chromosome analysis has been further defined at the University of Tokyo; Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women’s Medical College; Kobe General Hospital; Aichi Welfare Center, Kasugai; and Nagoya City ...
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal speech and gross motor function development in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Aim To examine longitudinal changes in speech and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) between 4 years and 14 years of age using the Viking Speech Scale (VSS) and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Method In this longitudinal observational study, 44 children (26 male, 18 female) with CP were assessed at ages 4 ...
Sydney A. Jensen, Katherine C. Hustad
wiley   +1 more source

The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Functional Classification System

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Functional Classification System (SMAFCS) is a new four‐level functional mobility classification for spinal muscular atrophy, derived from Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HFMSE) thresholds and Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) groupings.
Jason J. Howard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's and young people's perspectives on extended reality in paediatric rehabilitation: A qualitative study

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Aim To explore children's and young people's experiences with extended reality (XR) in rehabilitation, their perceptions of its benefits and challenges, and their visions for its future integration. Method A qualitative, interpretive, descriptive study was conducted using semi‐structured interviews and focus groups with children and young people who ...
Jéromine Hervo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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