La Mesure de Fonction Motrice en maladies neuromusculaires
Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires.
La minute neuromuscule 2009. 2(1).
Presentation by the Canadian group GRIMN (Interdisciplinary Research Group on neuromuscular diseases) of the MFM as a tool for assessing motor function. (in French)
Keywords: neuromuscular diseases, scale, validation study
Articles dans les revues scientifiques
Regional body composition and functional impairment in patients with Myotonic Dystrophy
Pruna L, Chatelin J, Pascal-Vigneron V, Kaminsky P. Muscle nerve 2011. 44(4) : 503-8. In this study, fat-free mass index (FFMI), fat mass index (FMI) and functional impairment were examined in 48 patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 subjects and anthropometrically...
Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: diagnosis, and pharmacological and psychosocial management.
Bushby K, Finkel R, Birnkrant DJ, Case LE, Clemens PR, Cripe L, Kaul A, Kinnett K, McDonald C, Pandya S, Poysky J, Shapiro F, Tomezsko J, Constantin C, DMD Care Considerations Working Group. Lancet Neurol 2010. 9(1):77-93. The MFM is quoted in this article as an...
Physical training in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: the protocol of the No Use is Disuse study.
Jansen M, de Groot IJ, van Alfen N, Geurts AC. BMC Pediatr 2010. 10: 55. The protocol of the NUD (No Use is disuse) study aims to assess whether a low-intensity physical training in DMD patients is beneficial in terms of preserving muscle endurance and functional...
Analyse de la validité de la MFM en pratique clinique de consultation adulte d’un centre de référence pour maladies neuromusculaires
Benaïm C, Sacconi S, Fournier-Mehouas M, Tanant V, Desnuelle C. Revue Neurologie 2010. 166 : 49-53. Between 2005 and 2007, among 100 adults (18-78y) with Steinert myotonic dystrophy or facio-scapulohuméral dystrophy randomly selected in reference center of Nice...
Neuromuscular diseases and useful instruments in the motor evaluation of children and adolescents
Diniz GPC, Lasmar LMLB, Giannetti JG. Revista Médica de Minas Gerais. 2010. 20(4 Supl 3): S12-S19. Bibliographic review of the most common neuromuscular diseases in children and measurement scales, including MFM, used for the evaluation of these patients.LinkKeywords:...
La Mesure de Fonction Motrice, une échelle validée pour les MNM
Bérard C, Vuillerot C, Girardot F, Hamroun D, Payan C. Les cahiers de Myologie n°2. 2010: 26-34. Description of the development and validation stages of the MFM.Download the documentKeywords: Measure scale, Evaluation, Motor function, Neuromuscular disease Articles...