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15099587

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
The extended survival of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) achieved by the introduction of mechanical ventilation is raising new quality-of-life issues. We evaluated passive range of wrist extension, key pinch strength, and power wheelchair driving in 84 patients. The 47 drivers with restricted driving abilities were older than the 37 unrestricted drivers (27.2+/-5.0 y vs. 22.8+/-3.8 y) and had worse upper limb performance. By multiple logistic regression, only key pinch was significant ( R(2) = 0.224, P = 0.02. Eighteen restricted drivers were reassessed after having swapped a conventional joystick for another control system (mini-joystick, isometric mini-joystick, finger joystick, or pad) and having moved the position of the tested control system so that the patient could use it with different fingers, his chin or his mouth. All of them regained the ability to drive unrestricted. Adults with DMD gradually lose their ability to drive with a conventional joystick but can regain unrestricted driving with alternative control systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0960-8966
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Optimization of power wheelchair control for patients with severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical ICU and Physiology-Functional Testing Unit, Garches Institute and Technological Innovation Center, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, AP-HP, 92380 Garches, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study