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
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...
Escala Medida da Função Motora (MFM): novo instrumento de avaliação em doenças neuromusculares
Iwabe C. Tese de Doutorado apresentada à Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual, de Campinas para obtenção do título de Doutor em, Ciências Médicas, Área de Concentração Ciências Biomédicas. 2009. This doctoral thesis focus on the...
Modalités de l’utilisation de l’alpha-glucosidase recombinante humaine (Myosine TM) et du suivi des patients adultes
Annane D, Caillaud C, Laforêt P, Maire I, Nicolino M, Orlikovski D. Recommandations du Comité d'Evaluation du traitement de la maladie de Pompe 2008. In adult Pompe disease, it is recommended to assess patients by MFM initially and every 6 months or annually by the...
Maladies neuromusculaires (MNM) : mise au point
Commare MC. Lett Med Phys Readap 2008. 24 ; 15-19 Description of discovery circumstances of a neuromuscular disease, the diagnosis of the disease, evaluations to be performed (including the MFM for the muscular function assessement) and treatments. (French...
Motor Function Measure: portuguese version and relability analysis.
Iwabe C., Miranda-Pfeilsticker BH., Nucci A. Rev Bras Fisioter 2008. 24 : 15-19 The aim of the study was to translate in Portuguese the MFM and to identify its intra and inter-examiner reliability in Brazilian patients.Keywords: neuromuscular disorders, motor...