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Evidence of Insulin Resistance and Other Metabolic Alterations in Boys with Duchenne or Becker Muscular Dystrophy

International Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Aim. Our aim was (1) to determine the frequency of insulin resistance (IR) in patients with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD), (2) to identify deleted exons of DMD gene associated with obesity and IR, and (3) to explore some likely molecular mechanisms leading to IR. Materials and Methods.
Maricela Rodríguez-Cruz, Raúl Sanchez, Rosa E. Escobar, Oriana del Rocío Cruz-Guzmán, Mardia López-Alarcón, Mariela Bernabe García, Ramón Coral-Vázquez, Guadalupe Matute, Ana Claudia Velázquez Wong, Nikolaos Papanas   +9 more
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Systemic Inflammation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Association with Muscle Function and Nutritional Status

BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Inflammation described in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) may be related to loss of muscle function or to obesity. It is unknown if circulating proinflammatory cytokines (IL‐6, IL‐1, and TNF‐α) levels are associated with muscle function.
Oriana del Rocío Cruz-Guzmán, Maricela Rodríguez-Cruz, Rosa Elena Escobar Cedillo, Akanchha Kesari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Physical Function of Patients with Bethlem Myopathy and Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Objective. To determine the contributions of body mass, adiposity, and muscularity to physical function and muscle strength in adult patients with Bethlem myopathy (BM) and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD). Materials and Methods. Evaluation involved one UCMD and 7 BM patients.
Maria Teresa Miscione, Francesca Bruno, Claudio Ripamonti, Giuliana Nervuti, Riccardo Orsini, Cesare Faldini, Massimo Pellegrini, Daniela Cocchi, Luciano Merlini, Y. K. Hayashi, G. Onder, L. Scorrano, H. Topaloglu   +12 more
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Atuação harmônica de equipe multidisciplinar de saúde: desinternação humanizada

Revista Bioética, 2022
Resumo Este relato de caso clínico descreve e analisa uma experiência de desinternação infantil prolongada em um hospital público a partir da atuação harmônica de equipe multidisciplinar de saúde.
Lissa Horiguchi, Lourran Lenci Carvalho, Edson Umeda, Marina Borba   +3 more
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Qualidade de Vida de Crianças com Distrofia Muscular

Licere, 2013
A Distrofia Muscular Congênita (DMC) é uma afecção muscular com manifestações clínicas evidentes desde o nascimento ou nos primeiros meses de vida, caracterizada por hipotonia, hipotrofia muscular, retrações fibrotendíneas e deformidades, com ...
Sonia da Silva Oliveira, Silvana Maria Blascovi-Assis, Fátima Aparecida Caromano   +2 more
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Distrofia muscular de Becker.

Acta Fisiátrica, 1996
Distrofias musculares são doenças pouco freqüentes e desconhecidas por alguns médicos. Apresentamos um paciente com diagnóstico de Distrofia Muscular do tipo Bec kel; em fase avançada da doença, com achados físicos exuberantes, história familiar e patológica pregressa compatíveis e biópsia muscular característica.
Maria Bernadete Renoldi Oliveira Gavi, Manoel Neves Pimentel, Marcelo Nogueira Silva, Eliete Rabbi Bortolini, Alípio Cesar Nascimento   +4 more
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Distrofia muscular oculofaríngea: Tratamiento quirúrgico [PDF]

Revista chilena de cirugía, 2009
Surgical treatment of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Report of two cases Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare myopathy that is characterized by ocular and pharyngeal muscle involvement. OPMD typically presents with ptosis, dysarthria, and dysphagia. It can also be associated with proximal and distal extremity weakness. We report two
DÍAZ DE LIAÑO A, ALVARO, FERNÁNDEZ R, LORANS, YÁRNOZ I, CONCEPCIÓN, ARTIEDA S, CRISTINA, GONZÁLEZ A, GREGORIO, ARTAJONA R, ALICIA, ORTIZ H, HÉCTOR   +6 more
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Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Becker muscular dystrophy is an X-chromosomal linked anomaly characterized by progressive muscle wear and weakness. This case report shows the orthodontic treatment of a Becker muscular dystrophy patient with unilateral open bite.METHODS ...
Juan Fernando Aristizabal, Rosana Martínez Smit   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oropharyngeal dysphagia in the myotonic dystrophy: phonoaudiological evaluation and nasofibrolaryngoscopical analysis [PDF]

, 2001
We herein present twenty myotonic dystrophy of Steinert patients with the main objective to evaluate and classify the oropharyngeal swallowing by the phonoaudiological clinical and nasofibrolaryngoscopical analysis. The age of the patients varied from 12
Chiappetta, Ana Lúcia de Magalhães Leal, Guilherme, Arnaldo, Oda, Adriana Leico, Oliveira, Acary Souza Bulle, Zanoteli, Edmar   +4 more
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Fisioterapia aquática em paciente com distrofia muscular de cinturas do tipo 2b: relato de caso

Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia, 2021
INTRODUÇÃO: A distrofia muscular de cinturas do tipo 2B (DMC2B) é uma doença neuromuscular, degenerativa, rara, hereditária, progressiva, com consequentes prejuízos progressivos na capacidade motora e funcional.
Layra Estelita Souza da Luz, Rayssa de Cássia Ramos Nascimento, Mellina Monteiro Jacob, Natáli Valim Oliver Bento-Torres   +3 more
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