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Ahmad Can't Run - Coggle Diagram
Ahmad Can't Run
Treatment
Low Impact Exercise
Corrective Surgery
Physiotherapy
Preserving Flexibility
Avoid Joint Stiffness
Maintain Muscle Strength
Steroid Therapy
Reduce the Risk of Scoliosis
Increase Muscle Strength
Delay Muscle Weakness
Improve Pulmonary Function
Physical Aid
Wheel Chair, Crutches etc
Support Groups
Advice and Supportive Environment
Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy
progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to the alterations of a protein called dystrophin that helps keep muscle cells intact
X-linked
Symptoms
Frequent Falls
Curved Spine (Scoliosis)
Waddling Gate
Muscle Pain and Stiffness
Elevated Creatine Kinase
Enlarged Calf Muscles
Trouble Running and Jumping
Breathing Difficulty
Complications
Contracture
Lung Failure
Decreased Self Dependance
Mental Impairment
Pathogenesis
Frameshift Mutation
Deletion of Gene
Point Mutation
Mutation in dystrophin gene at xp21 locus
Disruption of Dystrophin Function
Impairment of Muscle Function
Mechanical Damage
Muscle tears and lesions
Loss of calcium Homeostasis
Cell Death
Physical Examination
Check for Pus Cavus
High plantar longitudinal Arch
Gower's Sign Test
Muscle Strength Test
Against Resistance
Neurological Examination