Computer task performance by subjects with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Malheiros SR, da Silva TD, Favero FM, de Abreu LC, Fregni F, Ribeiro DC, de Mello Monteiro CB. 
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015. 30;12:41-8.
The study aimed at verifying the quantitative performance of people with DMD in undertaking a computer task.
An improved computational task performance was observed among participants following practice and a significant moderate negative correlations was observed between the MFM-D3 according to trial blocks, indicating that persons who perform relatively well on the MFM-D3 require less time to complete a maze.

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Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, computer task, motor learning, movement time

 

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