Giorgia Coratti, Marika Pane, Claudia Brogna, Adele D'Amico, Elena Pegoraro, Luca Bello, Valeria A Sansone, Emilio Albamonte, Elisabetta Ferraroli, Elena Stacy Mazzone, Lavinia Fanelli, Sonia Messina, Maria Sframeli, Michela Catteruccia, Gianpaolo Cicala, Anna Capasso, Martina Ricci, Silvia Frosini, Giacomo De Luca, Enrica Rolle, Roberto De Sanctis, Nicola Forcina, Giulia Norcia, Luigia Passamano, Marianna Scutifero, Alice Gardani, Antonella Pini, Giulia Monaco, Maria Grazia D'Angelo, Daniela Leone, Riccardo Zanin, Gian Luca Vita, Chiara Panicucci, Claudio Bruno, Tiziana Mongini, Federica Ricci, Angela Berardinelli, Roberta Battini, Riccardo Masson, Giovanni Baranello, Claudia Dosi, Enrico Bertini, Vincenzo Nigro, Luisa Politano, Eugenio Mercuri
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a neuromuscular condition characterized by muscle weakness. The Performance of upper limb (PUL) test is designed to evaluate upper limb function in DMD patients across three domains. The aim of this study is to identify frequently lost or gained PUL 2.0 abilities at distinct functional stages in DMD patients. This retrospective study analyzed prospectively collected data on 24-month PUL 2.0 changes related to ambulatory function. Ambulant patients were categorized based on initial 6MWT distance, non-ambulant patients by time since ambulation loss...
December 3, 2023: Neuromuscular Disorders: NMD