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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for muscular dystrophy.
Reviewed December 2011
7 Resources Found
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| Title: | Psychostimulants for hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness) in myotonic dystrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited muscular dystrophy causing muscle weakness and wasting. Many people with myotonic dystrophy complain about excessive daytime sleepiness. This symptom is related to disordered central respiratory control. Psychostimulan... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Surgery for scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Scoliosis, curvature of the spine, is common in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It is usually progressive and surgery is often performed aiming to halt its progression, improve cosmetic appearance, facilitate care, preserve upper limb and respi... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Calcium antagonists for Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive wasting condition of muscles which starts in early childhood, leads to dependence on a wheelchair by the age of thirteen and respiratory failure by late teens. The condition is due to absence of dystrophin, a... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Scapular fixation in muscular dystrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Winging of the scapula (shoulder blade) in muscular dystrophy is caused by weakness of the muscles which attach the scapula to the chest and help raise the arms. Non-surgical interventions involve casts or slings to support the shoulders. Surgical opera... |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Strength training and aerobic exercise training for muscle disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Strength training, which is performed to improve muscle strength and muscle endurance, or aerobic exercise programmes, which involve training at moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time (for example, distance cycling) might optimise phy... |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Glucocorticoid corticosteroids for Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an incurable disease of childhood. Muscle wasting and loss of walking lead to wheelchair dependence and eventually death. The precise way in which glucocorticoids increase strength is unknown. Randomised controlled trials ... |
| Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Title: | Drug treatment for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a progressive muscle disease. Muscle weakness is often relatively mild and progression slow but around one fifth of affected people eventually become wheelchair-bound. The muscles of the face, shoulder blades an... |
| Date: | Jan 2004 |
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