Consensus statement on standard of care for congenital myopathies

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-382

  Wang, Ching H ^a   Dowling, James J ^b   North, Kathryn ^c   Schroth, Mary K ^d   Sejersen, Thomas ^e   Shapiro, Frederic ^f   Bellini, Jonathan ^a   Weiss, Hali ^a   Guillet, Marc ^g   Amburgey, Kimberly ^b   Apkon, Susan ^h   Bertini, Enrico ⁱ   Bonnemann, Carsten ^j   Clarke, Nigel ^c   Connolly, Anne M ^k   Estournet Mathiaud, Brigitte ^l   Fitzgerald, Dominic ^c   Florence, Julaine M ^k   Gee, Richard ^a   Gurgel Giannetti, Juliana ^m   Glanzman, Allan M ⁿ   Hofmeister, Brittany ^a   Jungbluth, Heinz ^o   Koumbourlis, Anastassios C ^p   Laing, Nigel G ^q   Main, Marion ^r   Morrison, Leslie A ^s   Munns, Craig ^c   Rose, Kristy ^c   Schuler, Pamela M ^t   Sewry, Caroline ^r   Storhaug, Kari ^u   Vainzof, Mariz ^v   Yuan, Nanci ^a   more..

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g A Foundation Building Strength   (United States)

^h SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^k WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^m FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

ⁿ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^o EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^p CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^r Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^u National Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions   (Norway)

^v UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

more..

Author keywords

cap; central core; centronuclear; congenital myopathy; myosin storage; myotubular; nemaline; rod; standard of care; zebra body

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CONSENSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEREDITARY MUSCLE DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MEDICAL EXPERT; MOBILIZATION; MYOPATHY; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; NUTRITION; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SCOLIOSIS; STANDING; TRACHEOTOMY; WORKSHOP;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; STANDARD OF CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84863345557     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812436605     Document Type: Article

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