Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Resource type: Frequently Asked Questions  —  Date posted: January 9th, 2012   Number of views: 7268

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What is the average progression for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

All students vary, even brothers within the same family can have a very different scale of progression.

A rough quide would be;

• 3-4 yrs- Parents/ Nursery/ School report a general awkwardness and clumsiness.
• 5-7 yrs- Children start to need to help getting up off the floor or they' walk up' their legs to get up. The weakness develops from the feet upwards.
• @ 10/ 12 yrs- Children rely upon a wheelchair for mobility and may need help with recording / eating / care tasks.

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