Adults living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: old and new challenges in a cohort of 19 patients in their third to fifth decade.

Giulio GadaletaGuido UrbanoChiara BrusaRossella D'AlessandroEnrica RolleIlaria CavallinaAlessio MatteiFulvia RibollaClaudia RaineriStefano PidelloLiliana VercelliFederica S RicciTiziana E Mongini

Published in: European journal of neurology (2023)

The analysis of adults living with DMD reveals several new health-related issues, such as the management of emergencies and safety of pharmacological treatments for psychiatric symptoms, chronic pain management, as well as an increasing caregivers burden.

Keyphrases

duchenne muscular dystrophy
pain management
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
chronic pain
muscular dystrophy
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
depressive symptoms