Hendriksen Jos G M, Vles Johan S H
Childhood Rehabilitation Centre Franciscusoord, Stichting Revalidatie Limburg, Valkenburg a/d Geul, The Netherlands.
Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Apr;34(4):296-300. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.029.
Males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy have sub-average cognitive capacities and may manifest more specifically language-related deficits. In the current study, the information-processing capacity, reading performance, and behavioral functioning of 25 Dutch males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (mean age 10.1 years) were systematically assessed. This study relied on the use of a new battery of tests to explore more precisely reading disabilities in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Five of the males had serious reading problems and another five had moderate reading problems, which indicates that reading problems are significantly more common in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy than in males from a normal population. These reading problems were independent of the level of information processing and behavioral functioning. Implications of these findings and possible directions for future research are discussed, especially with regard to the early detection and treatment of reading problems in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
患有杜氏肌营养不良症的男性认知能力低于平均水平，可能更具体地表现出与语言相关的缺陷。在当前研究中，对25名患有杜氏肌营养不良症的荷兰男性（平均年龄10.1岁）的信息处理能力、阅读表现和行为功能进行了系统评估。本研究依靠使用一套新的测试来更精确地探究患有杜氏肌营养不良症男性的阅读障碍。其中五名男性存在严重阅读问题，另外五名存在中度阅读问题，这表明阅读问题在患有杜氏肌营养不良症的男性中比在正常人群的男性中明显更常见。这些阅读问题与信息处理水平和行为功能无关。讨论了这些发现的意义以及未来研究的可能方向，特别是关于患有杜氏肌营养不良症男性阅读问题的早期检测和治疗。
