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Evaluation of ADL in patients with Hunter disease using FIM score.
Brain & development - 1 Jun 2007
Kato Tomomi, Kato Zenichiro, Kuratsubo Izumi, Ota Tetsuo, Orii Tadao, Kondo Naomi, Suzuki Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
MPS type II (Hunter disease) results from deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme iduronate-2-sulfate sulfatase. Two forms of the disease have been recognized, based on absence or presence of progressive intellectual deterioration. This study aimed to assess activities of daily life (ADL) in 27 Hunter disease-affected Japanese patients, using a modified version of the functional independence measure (FIM). Scores of...
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