Over 90% of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy develop a scoliosis when they become wheelchair bound. The scoliosis is progressive and is associated with deteriorating lung function. The purpose of this study was firstly to assess whether a standing regimen, in patients who had gone off their
Autonomic function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
โ Scribed by Miki Inoue; Kazuhiro Mori; Yasunobu Hayabuchi; Katsunori Tatara; Shoji Kagami
- Book ID
- 108972547
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 275 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1328-8067
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