PMID- 7286451
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19811222
LR  - 20190816
IS  - 0012-1622 (Print)
IS  - 0012-1622 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 5
DP  - 1981 Oct
TI  - Intellect and behaviour in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
PG  - 577-90
AB  - A study was made of intellectual, educational and emotional functioning of 57 
      boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, aged between three and 13 years, using 
      standard intelligence tests, a reading test and the Rutter Behaviour 
      Questionnaires. Their intelligence test scores were about 1 SD below the mean, 
      the majority functioning better on performance than on verbal tasks. Reading 
      levels were variable, but averaged about 1-5 SD below the mean; a large 
      proportion of the boys read at a very low level. Both of the Behaviour 
      Questionnaires showed a high rate of emotional disorder. The cognitive tests 
      showed no change with age and the general pattern of functioning remained 
      constant. This study confirms the view that intellectual impairment, and 
      particularly verbal impairment, is associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 
      but it is non-progressive and does not affect all children. A high rate of 
      emotional disturbance is also associated with the disease.
FAU - Leibowitz, D
AU  - Leibowitz D
FAU - Dubowitz, V
AU  - Dubowitz V
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Dev Med Child Neurol
JT  - Developmental medicine and child neurology
JID - 0006761
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Affective Symptoms
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - *Behavior
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cognition
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Intelligence
MH  - Intelligence Tests
MH  - Male
MH  - Muscular Dystrophies/*psychology
MH  - Personality Tests
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Verbal Behavior
EDAT- 1981/10/01 00:00
MHDA- 1981/10/01 00:01
CRDT- 1981/10/01 00:00
PHST- 1981/10/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1981/10/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1981/10/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1981.tb02039.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Dev Med Child Neurol. 1981 Oct;23(5):577-90. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1469-8749.1981.tb02039.x.