Neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioural problems in Duchenne muscular dystrophy in relation to underlying dystrophin gene mutations

Ricotti, Valeria; Mandy, William; Scoto, Mariacristina; Pane, Marika; Deconinck, Nicolas; Messina, Sonia; Mercuri, Eugenio; Skuse, David; Muntoni, Francesco

doi:10.1111/dmcn.12922

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Neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioural problems in Duchenne muscular dystrophy in relation to underlying dystrophin gene mutations

Published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology • Sep 14, 2015

Authors:

Valeria Ricotti

William Mandy

Mariacristina Scoto

Abstract

AIM: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. The aim of the study was to characterize the DMD neuropsychiatric profile fully and to explore underlying genotype/phenotype associations. METHOD: One hundred and thirty males with DMD (mean age 9y 10mo, range 5-17...

Subject

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Intellectual disability

Neurodevelopmental disorder

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