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Cognitive impairment in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1): a longitudinal follow-up study.
Journal of neurology - 1 Nov 2008
Modoni A, Silvestri G, Vita M Gabriella, Quaranta D, Tonali P A, Marra C
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the progression of the cognitive involvement in patients affected by myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) by a longitudinal neuropsychological follow-up study. METHODS: In a previous study we documented an ageing-related decline of frontal and temporal cognitive functions in juvenile/adult forms of DM1, irrespectively of the n(CTG) in leukocytes and the severity of muscle weakness. Here we...
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