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Neuropsychological impairments and the impact of dystrophin mutations on general cognitive functioning of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 1 Jan 2011
Wingeier Kevin, Giger Elisabeth, Strozzi Susi, Kreis Roland, Joncourt Franziska, Conrad Bernard, Gallati Sabina, Steinlin Maja
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the dystrophin gene have long been recognised as a cause of mental retardation. However, for reasons that are unclear, some boys with dystrophin mutations do not show general cognitive deficits. To investigate the relationship between dystrophin mutations and cognition, the general i...
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