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Informe de evaluación científica basada en la evidencia disponible. Condición de Salud: Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne. Tecnología Sanitaria Evaluada: Ataluren
Scientific evaluation report based on the available evidence. Health Condition: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Evaluated Health Technology: Ataluren

ANTECEDENTES: En el marco de la Ley Ricarte Soto (Ley N°20.850), que establece el proceso destinado a determinar los diagnósticos y tratamientos de alto costo con Sistema de Protección Financiera, se realizó el siguiente informe. La Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne (DMD), es un trastorno genético liga...

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis associated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common muscle disease found in male children. Currently, there is no effective therapy available for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Therefore, it is essential to make a prenatal diagnosis and provide genetic counseling to reduce the birth of such bo...

How often should sitting and rising from a chair be evaluated in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (9), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To determine how often sitting/rising from a chair should be assessed in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients to avoid redundant/missing data. Methods Sitting/rising from a chair was evaluated in 26 DMD children (5-12 yrs), in three-month intervals, over twelve months, with t...

Brazilian consensus on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Part 1: diagnosis, steroid therapy and perspectives

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (8), 2017
ABSTRACT Significant advances in the understanding and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) took place since international guidelines were published in 2010. Our objective was to provide an evidence-based national consensus statement for multidisciplinary care of DMD in Brazil. A combination o...

Estudios de sueño en pacientes con enfermedades neuromusculares

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is frencuent en pediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases, generated by different should be conduced early and with a preset frecuency, even more if there is the clinical suspicion of SDB and respiratory function imparment. There are different diagnostic studies, eac...

Escala de evaluación funcional de extremidades superiores en niños con distrofia muscular de Duchenne y Atrofia músculo espinal

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (1), 2017
La distrofia muscular de Duchenne (DMD) y la Atrofia músculo espinal (AME) determinan discapacidad y compromiso funcional progresivo. Se requiere de instrumentos fácilmente disponibles, que evalúen la funcionalidad, especialmente en etapas avanzadas de la enfermedad, para monitorizar evolución e impa...

Inspiratory muscle training in pediatrics: main indications and technical characteristics of the protocols

Fisioter. Mov. (Online); 30 (supl.1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a resource widely used in pediatrics. However, there is great variability in relation to the characteristics of the protocols used. Objective: To identify the main clinical conditions and IMT protocols used in the pediatric age group. Methods...

Informe de evaluación científica basada en la evidencia disponible: distrofia muscular Duchenne
Scientific evaluation report based on available evidence: Duchenne muscular dystrophy

INTRODUCCIÓN: La Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne (DMD), es una enfermedad neuromuscular (ENM), de carácter hereditário recesivo ligada al cromossoma X. Las mujeres son habitualmente asintomáticas, pero um pequeño porcentaje de mujeres portadores presentan formas moderadas. Se presenta durante la inf...