Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

In 36 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy we studied the growth pattern, the type and severity of the spirometric abnormalities, the evolution of the Motor Functional Class (MFC), the infectious complications and treatments. Their age ranged from 6 to 19 years and the MFC was from 1 to 9. Rega...

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spelling paper:paper_00257680_v56_n5I_p463_Andrada2023-06-08T14:53:28Z Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy adolescent adult age article breathing breathing disorder child human male motor activity muscular dystrophy pathophysiology spirometry Adolescent Adult Age Factors Child Humans Male Motor Activity Muscular Dystrophies Respiration Respiration Disorders Spirometry In 36 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy we studied the growth pattern, the type and severity of the spirometric abnormalities, the evolution of the Motor Functional Class (MFC), the infectious complications and treatments. Their age ranged from 6 to 19 years and the MFC was from 1 to 9. Regarding height, up to 12 years we verified a slope of 5.69 ± 0.58 cm/year (r 0.872 p < 0.001) and a posterior detention was observed. Of the 36 patients, 24 were below the percentile 5. The restrictive disorder prevailed. The forced vital capacity (FVC) expressed in % of the theoretical value showed a lineal fall with age, with a negative correlation (r 0.51, p < 0.01) of - 3.5 ± 0.83%/year. The deterioration of the MFC was marked starting from 6 years; with a slope of 0.84 ± 0,14 points between 6 to 12 years (r 0.73 p × 0.001). Up to 14 years, the slope was 0.212 ± 0.084 (r 0.49, p < 0.05). Patients older than 14 years had reached a greater CFM of 7; starting from this MFC a progressive fall of the VC was observed with a slope of - 15.29 ± 3.39% of CVF/CF (r 0.56, p < 0.001). Nine patients with respiratory infections were documented. Four were pneumonia and 3 of them required mechanical ventilation and died. Only 50% of the patients accepted rehabilitating treatment. Four patients accepted surgery of the alterations of the feet while the patients with deformation of the column underwent spinal stabilization. 1996 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00257680_v56_n5I_p463_Andrada http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00257680_v56_n5I_p463_Andrada
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topic adolescent
adult
age
article
breathing
breathing disorder
child
human
male
motor activity
muscular dystrophy
pathophysiology
spirometry
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Muscular Dystrophies
Respiration
Respiration Disorders
Spirometry
spellingShingle adolescent
adult
age
article
breathing
breathing disorder
child
human
male
motor activity
muscular dystrophy
pathophysiology
spirometry
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Muscular Dystrophies
Respiration
Respiration Disorders
Spirometry
Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
topic_facet adolescent
adult
age
article
breathing
breathing disorder
child
human
male
motor activity
muscular dystrophy
pathophysiology
spirometry
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Muscular Dystrophies
Respiration
Respiration Disorders
Spirometry
description In 36 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy we studied the growth pattern, the type and severity of the spirometric abnormalities, the evolution of the Motor Functional Class (MFC), the infectious complications and treatments. Their age ranged from 6 to 19 years and the MFC was from 1 to 9. Regarding height, up to 12 years we verified a slope of 5.69 ± 0.58 cm/year (r 0.872 p < 0.001) and a posterior detention was observed. Of the 36 patients, 24 were below the percentile 5. The restrictive disorder prevailed. The forced vital capacity (FVC) expressed in % of the theoretical value showed a lineal fall with age, with a negative correlation (r 0.51, p < 0.01) of - 3.5 ± 0.83%/year. The deterioration of the MFC was marked starting from 6 years; with a slope of 0.84 ± 0,14 points between 6 to 12 years (r 0.73 p × 0.001). Up to 14 years, the slope was 0.212 ± 0.084 (r 0.49, p < 0.05). Patients older than 14 years had reached a greater CFM of 7; starting from this MFC a progressive fall of the VC was observed with a slope of - 15.29 ± 3.39% of CVF/CF (r 0.56, p < 0.001). Nine patients with respiratory infections were documented. Four were pneumonia and 3 of them required mechanical ventilation and died. Only 50% of the patients accepted rehabilitating treatment. Four patients accepted surgery of the alterations of the feet while the patients with deformation of the column underwent spinal stabilization.
title Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
title_short Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
title_full Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
title_fullStr Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and spirometric alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
title_sort clinical and spirometric alterations in duchenne muscular dystrophy
publishDate 1996
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