Reliability of the Performance of Upper Limb assessment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 201-206

  Pane, Marika ^a   Mazzone, Elena S ^a   Fanelli, Lavinia ^a   De Sanctis, Roberto ^a   Bianco, Flaviana ^a   Sivo, Serena ^a   D'Amico, Adele ^b   Messina, Sonia ^c   Battini, Roberta ^e   Scutifero, Marianna ^d   Petillo, Roberta ^d   Frosini, Silvia ^e   Scalise, Roberta ^a   Vita, Gianluca ^c   Bruno, Claudio ^f   Pedemonte, Marina ^f   Mongini, Tiziana ^g   Pegoraro, Elena ^h   Brustia, Francesca ⁱ   Gardani, Alice ⁱ   Berardinelli, Angela ⁱ   Lanzillotta, Valentina ^g   Viggiano, Emanuela ^d   Cavallaro, Filippo ^c   Sframeli, Maria ^c   Bello, Luca ^j   Barp, Andrea ^j   Bonfiglio, Serena ^k   Rolle, Enrica ^l   Colia, Giulia ^b   Catteruccia, Michela ^b   Palermo, Concetta ^a   D'Angelo, Grazia ^j   Pini, Antonella ^k   Iotti, Elena ^m   Gorni, Ksenija ^l   Baranello, Giovanni ^m   Morandi, Lucia ^m   Bertini, Enrico ^b   Politano, Luisa ^d   Sormani, MariaPia ⁿ   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a   more..

^a Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e Stella Maris Institute   (Italy)

^f G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^j SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^k IRCCS ISTITUTO DELLE SCIENZE NEUROLOGICHE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^l Centro Clinico NEMO   (Italy)

^m DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; UPPER LIMB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894248468     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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