Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: DMD patients aged over 40 year of age at the time of the search on July 1, 2013. They are recruited based on the Muscular dystrophy wards database of 2012.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: DMD patients under 40 years of age at the time of the database search in July 2013 are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Method and result of gene analysis. Muscle biopsy findings. Age of loss of independent ambulation. Status of cardiomyopathy ( EF of echocardiograph and plasma BNP). Kinds of agents used for treatment for cardiomyopathy. History of steroid therapy (used, not used, or now using). History of spinal fusion operation (done, not done). Central nervous symptom (mental retardation, autistic disorder, epilepsy, and so on). Other matter worthy of special mention. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Hospital Organization Toneyama National Hospital Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology