Sign and Symptoms
A symptom that weakens the musceles
muscle weakness
True or Flase: Boys are the only ones to get muscular dystropy
True
Does it affect your legs and walking ability
Yes
There is no current _____ for DMD
Cure.
How many signs and symptons are there?
11 and up
True or False: Muscular Dystrophy affects the way you walk.
True
Does seizures affect you.
No. You do not get seizures.
By age 10, ____ may be required to aid in walking
Braces
What kind of retardation will you get.
Mental Retardation
True or False: There is a 100% chance the will find a cure
False: 50% chance
Which is not an affect. Heart Failure Can't Walk or Vomiting
Vomiting
Physical _______ is helpful to maintain muscle strength, flexibility, and function.
Therapy.
What is the worst symptom you can get: Ability to walk, Abnormal heart musceles, or deformities.
Abnormal Heart Musceles
True or False: Muscular Dystrophy is horrible.
True: It is horrible.
Is there a cure.
No.
A __________ may be needed to assist with breathing by late teens
Ventilator
What age will the child lose their walking ability
True or False: The boys youth of America help children with muscular dystrophy.
False
What does Muscular Dystrophy affect the most.
Legs.
______________ such as prednisolone and deflazacort increase energy and strength and defer severity of some symptoms
Corticosteroids