Muscle MRI: A biomarker of disease severity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? A systematic review
Ropars J, Gravot F, Ben Salem D, Rousseau F, Brochard S, Pons C.
Neurology. 2020. 94(3):117-133.
Review to assess the evidence of a relationship between muscle MRI and disease severity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Correlations between motor function tests, including MFM, and MRI measurements are discussed.
Articles in scientific journals
Rasch Analysis of the Motor Function Measure in Patients with Congenital Muscle Dystrophy and Congenital Myopathy
Vuillerot C, Rippert P, Kinet V, Renders A, Jain M, Waite M, Glanzman AM, Girardot F, Hamroun D, Iwaz J, Ecochard R, Quijano-Roy S, Bérard C, Poirot I, Bönnemann CG; CDM MFM study group. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014. 57(9-10):587-99. The main goal of the study is to...
English cross-cultural translation and validation of the NM-Score: a system for motor function classification in patients with neuromuscular diseases
Vuillerot C, Meilleur KG, Jain M, Waite M, Wu T, Linton M, Datsgir J, Donkervoort S, Leach ME, Rutkowski A, Rippert P, Payan C, Iwaz J, Hamroun D, Bérard C, Poirot I, Bönnemann CG. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014. 95(11):2064-2070.e1. Developement of an English version of...
Postural alignment in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its relationship with balance
Baptista CRJA, Costa AA, Pizzato TM, Souza FB, Mattiello-Sverzut AC. Braz J Phys Ther. 2014. 18(2):119-126. Objectives were to identify and quantify postural deviations in children with DMD and to explore relationships between posture and function. Ten DMD children,...
Predictive factors for masticatory performance in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Van Bruggen HW, van de Engel-Hoek L, Steenks MH, Bronkhorst E, Creugers NHJ, de Groot IJM, Kalaykova SI. Neuromuscul Disord. 2014. 24(8):684-92. Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) report masticatory and swallowing problems. Authors investigated whether...
What Can We Learn From Assisted Bicycle Training in a Girl With Dystrophinopathy? A Case Study
Huijben J, Jansen M, Ginjaar IN, Lammens M, van Putten M, van Alfen N, de Groot I. J Child Neurol. 2015. 30(5),659-63. Case study of a 9-year-old ambulatory girl with dystrophinopathy due to a mosaic translocation mutation participated in dynamic training. The girl...
Molecular therapeutic strategies for spinal muscular atrophies: current and future clinical trials
Zanetta C, Nizzardo M, Simone C, Monguzzi E, Bresolin N, Comi GP, Corti S. Clin Ther. 2014. 1;36(1):128-40. This article provides a general overview of the main aspects that need to be taken into account to design a more efficient clinical trial and to summarize the...