Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed ...

Most children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will need a wheelchair to ... Muscle weakness in the shoulders, upper arms, upper back, and lower legs Difficulty raising the arms or lifting objects ...

Utrophin increase in muscle cells normalises cell function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is chronic and begins in childhood. The life expectancy of affected patients ...

Older age, presence of scoliosis, and other factors were associated with lower predicted forced vital capacity in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using non-invasive ventilation.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder that ... Early symptoms of muscle weakness begin in the arms and legs ...

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a rare progressive disorder. People with DMD are missing muscle-protecting protein. This is due to a fault in the gene producing dystrophin. Muscles to become ...

Without functional dystrophin to support muscle strength and stability, muscle fibers are easily damaged. Duchenne muscular dystrophy results from mutations in the DMD gene that encodes the dystrophin ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy affects around 1 in 3500 male ... and it makes me feel sad. "My legs hurt and ache every day. "It's horrible." Lisa added, "Alfie's struggles and appointments take ...

—Surveys of caregivers and health care providers reveal gaps in screening and management of neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental symptoms among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in ...

Italfarmaco's marketing application for HDAC inhibitor givinostat as a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been accepted by the EMA, setting up an approval decision in 2024.