Prednisone-Treated Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-5-6-5

Keywords:

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Low-Dose Prednisone Group, Immunologic Mechanisms

Abstract

The immunosuppressant/antiinflammatory effects of prednisone were studied in 33 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (ages 5 to 15 years) at the conclusion of a six month treatment trial at the Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH.

Published

1991-06-01

Issue

Section

Neuromuscular Disorders