Quantitative assessment of calf circumference in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

被引：11

作者：

Beenakker, EAC ^{[1
]}

de Vries, J ^{[1
]}

Fock, JM ^{[1
]}

van Tol, M ^{[1
]}

Brouwer, OF ^{[1
]}

Maurits, NM ^{[1
]}

van der Hoeven, JH ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Groningen Hosp, Dept Neurol, NL-9700 RB Groningen, Netherlands

来源：

NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS | 2002年 / 12卷 / 7-8期

关键词：

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; calf circumference;

D O I：

10.1016/S0960-8966(02)00019-6

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is clinically characterised by progressive muscle weakness and a gradual increase in the size of some affected muscles, especially calf muscles. The extent of calf enlargement is usually determined by subjective visual assessment. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of calf muscle enlargement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients compared with healthy age matched boys by quantifying calf circumference. Calf circumference in the group of DMD patients is significantly increased. However, in individual patients calf enlargement can be feigned by a discrepancy between calf circumference and circumference of the upper leg and arm muscles as part of a general muscle atrophy. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：639 / 642

页数：4

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