Relationship between muscle strength and motor function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Nunes MF, Hukuda ME, Favero FM, Oliveira AB, Voos MC, Caromano FA.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2016. 74(7):530-5.
This study investigates the relationship between muscle strength as measured by Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and MFM and between these variables and age in 40 non-ambulatory DMD patients.
Total MRC and MFM scores were strongly related to each other, but not to age.

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Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; motor activity; motor skills; muscle strength; Nonparametric statistics

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