Clinical-evolutionary considerations in Duchenne Dystrophy

Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe, progressive and incurable X-linked genetic disorder. The article presents 18 children with DMD admitted between 2016-2022 in the Pediatric Clinic II, Emergency County Hospital in Craiova. The study looked at: the distribution according to residence, the average age when they walked, when they were diagnosed and when they walked in a wheelchair, heredocollateral and pathological antecedents, clinical manifestations, nutritional status, genetic tests and the evolution of these patients.

Keywords

• duchenne muscular dystrophy
• boys
• childhood disability