Weakness and fatigue in diverse neuromuscular diseases

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1277-1283

  Montes, Jacqueline ^a   Blumenschine, Michelle ^a   Dunaway, Sally ^a   Alter, Aliza S ^a   Engelstad, Kristin ^a   Rao, Ashwini K ^b   Chiriboga, Claudia A ^a   Sproule, Douglas M ^a   De Vivo, Darryl C ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; fatigue; neuromuscular disease; spinal muscular atrophy; weakness

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARNITINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STEROID; UBIQUINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CHILD; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENERGY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WALKING;

6-MINUTE WALK TEST; FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84884177364     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813493663     Document Type: Article

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