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Congenital muscular dystrophies with cognitive impairment. A population study.
Neurology - 7 Sept 2010
Messina S, Bruno C, Moroni I, Pegoraro E, D'Amico A, Biancheri R, Berardinelli A, Boffi P, Cassandrini D, Farina L, Minetti C, Moggio M, Mongini T, Mottarelli E, Pane M, Pantaleoni C, Pichiecchio A, Pini A, Ricci E, Saredi S, Sframeli M, Tortorella G, Toscano A, Trevisan C P, Uggetti C, Vasco G, Comi G P, Santorelli F M, Bertini E, Mercuri E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment has been reported in a significant proportion of patients with congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD), generally associated with brain changes. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to establish 1) the overall prevalence of CMD and cognitive impairment in the Itali...
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