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How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?

OBJECTIVES: To compare the fatigue levels and energy expenditure of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at different functional levels with healthy children. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out in the Unit of Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases in the Department of Physiother...

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Autores principales: Mutlu, Akmer, Alkan, Halil, Fırat, Tüzün, Karaduman, Aynur A., Yılmaz, Öznur T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455220
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.1.20170242
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author Mutlu, Akmer
Alkan, Halil
Fırat, Tüzün
Karaduman, Aynur A.
Yılmaz, Öznur T.
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Karaduman, Aynur A.
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description OBJECTIVES: To compare the fatigue levels and energy expenditure of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at different functional levels with healthy children. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out in the Unit of Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Hacettepe University between March 2015 and January 2016. Fifty two children diagnosed with DMD in Level I-III according to the Brooke Functional Classification Scale and 17 healthy children were included in the study. The Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT), Northstar Ambulatory Assessment Scale (NSAA), Physiological Cost Index (PCI), and Timed performance tests were used to assess the children. RESULTS: Comparison in terms of PCI indicated a difference between Levels 2 and 3, and Levels 1 and 3 (p<0.0083). A difference was found in ascending and descending 4 stairs after 6MWT when fatigue after activity was evaluated. CONCLUSION: The walking distances, fatigue levels and energy expenditure of DMD patients were higher than the healthy peers. This difference was more prominent with decreasing functional level.
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spelling pubmed-67519172021-02-17 How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers? Mutlu, Akmer Alkan, Halil Fırat, Tüzün Karaduman, Aynur A. Yılmaz, Öznur T. Neurosciences (Riyadh) Original Article OBJECTIVES: To compare the fatigue levels and energy expenditure of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at different functional levels with healthy children. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out in the Unit of Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Hacettepe University between March 2015 and January 2016. Fifty two children diagnosed with DMD in Level I-III according to the Brooke Functional Classification Scale and 17 healthy children were included in the study. The Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT), Northstar Ambulatory Assessment Scale (NSAA), Physiological Cost Index (PCI), and Timed performance tests were used to assess the children. RESULTS: Comparison in terms of PCI indicated a difference between Levels 2 and 3, and Levels 1 and 3 (p<0.0083). A difference was found in ascending and descending 4 stairs after 6MWT when fatigue after activity was evaluated. CONCLUSION: The walking distances, fatigue levels and energy expenditure of DMD patients were higher than the healthy peers. This difference was more prominent with decreasing functional level. Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2018-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6751917/ /pubmed/29455220 http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.1.20170242 Text en Copyright: © Neurosciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Neurosciences is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.
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How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
title How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
title_full How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
title_fullStr How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
title_full_unstemmed How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
title_short How do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
title_sort how do physical capacity, fatigue and performance differ in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with their healthy peers?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455220
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.1.20170242
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