Brain Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Abstract

The role of dystrophin disorders in the CNS function of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and the dystrophin-deficient mdx mouse, an animal model of DMD, is reviewed at the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, Australia.

Keywords

• duchenne muscular dystrophy
• sleep disorders
• verbal memory deficits