In boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, muscle weakness appears first in the
A) cardiac and respiratory muscles.
B) ankle plantar flexors, facial muscles, muscles involved in speech, and sphincters.
C) neck flexors, abdominal muscles, hip extensors and abductors, and knee extensors.
D) finger flexors and extensors, wrist and elbow flexors.
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Q3: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an
A) autosomal recessive
Q4: Surgical correction of scoliosis and spinal stabilization
Q5: Among male births, the incidence of Duchenne
Q6: Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy tend to
Q7: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is associated with an
Q9: Physical therapy intervention for young boys with
Q10: Development of contractures in boys with Duchenne
Q11: Corticosteroids have been found to improve muscle
Q12: Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects skeletal muscle, cardiac
Q13: Some boys who are delayed in their
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