Covid-19 and neuromuscular diseases

Assessment of the change in the trend of weight gain in children affected by DMD during the first twelve months of the coronavirus pandemic in one paediatric neuromuscular centre. We noted that a number of children affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy appeared to have had significantly accelerated weight gain during the first year of the pandemic; potentially greater than weight gain in previous years and that expected for age. To evaluate this, the body mass index BMI change and centiles during this year will be compared to that in the two years preceding the pandemic for each patient.
Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research