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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy


Symptoms & Signs

What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

The symptoms include:

  • large calf muscles
  • walking on the toes
  • using the hands to rise from a sitting position, called Gower's sign
  • progressive muscle deterioration, starting with the muscles nearest the hips
  • curvature of the spine
  • enlargement of the heart muscle
  • intellectual impairment

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