Motor neuron abnormalities have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Evidence concerning the effect of injury on motor neurons of human Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is lacking. We report a DMD patient having, in addition, an obstetric paresis on his left arm. EMG
Effect of dantrolene in duchenne muscular dystrophy
โ Scribed by MD Tulio E. Bertorini; MD Genaro M. A. Palmieri; MS Judy Griffin; MD Masanori Igarashi; Abbie Hinton; MS James G. Karas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 425 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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