Prednisone 10 days on/10 days off in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Early prednisone treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
The purpose of this long-term, open parallel-group, double-consent study of alternate-day, low-dose prednisone in 2-4-year-old patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was to determine whether prednisone produces a beneficial effect when given earlier than usual. Muscle function was evaluated by timed tests, and muscle strength with a hand-held myometer. After 55 months of treatment, the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0340-5354,1432-1459
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5012-y