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Intelligence and Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Full-Scale, Verbal, and Performance intelligence quotients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2001

Sue Cotton
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
Nicholas J Voudouris
Affiliation:
School of Psychological Science, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Kenneth M Greenwood
Affiliation:
School of Psychological Science, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia.
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Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease which has as its hallmarks progressive muscle weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscle. Also observed among those with DMD is a higher rate of mental retardation than in the normally developing population.

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© 2001 Mac Keith Press

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