scholarly journals Echocardiographic Image Quality Deteriorates with Age in Children and Young Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Power ◽  
Sabrina Poonja ◽  
Dal Disler ◽  
Kimberley Myers ◽  
David J. Patton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Image Quality ◽  
Echocardiographic Image ◽  
Children And Young Adults

G.P.15.06 Identification of psychosocial needs of adolescent/young adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 866
Author(s):  
K. Kinnett ◽  
N. Weidner ◽  
M. Knue ◽  
B. Wong ◽  
L. Markham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Psychosocial Needs

scholarly journals Unusual Respiratory Manifestations in Two Young Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Lemay ◽  
Frédéric Sériès ◽  
Mario Sénéchal ◽  
Bruno Maranda ◽  
François Maltais
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Central Apnea ◽  
Respiratory Complications ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Weakness ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

Adult respirologists are often involved in the evaluation and treatment of young adult patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In this context, the most frequent respiratory complication is nocturnal and daytime hypoventilation related to respiratory muscle weakness. The present article describes cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy involving two brothers, 17 and 19 years of age, respectively, who presented with less frequently reported respiratory complications of their disease: obstructive sleep apnea and Cheyne-Stokes respiration with central apnea, which were believed to be partially or completely related to congestive cardiomyopathy.

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