Gihan Tennekoon
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Recent Articles
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Batra A, Harrington A, Lott D, Willcocks R, Senesac C, McGehee W, et al.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
. 2018 May;
97(10):734-740.
PMID: 29734234
Objective: The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of disease on strength in two functionally important lower limb muscles for a period of 2 yrs in...
12.
Estilow T, Glanzman A, Powers K, Moll A, Flickinger J, Medne L, et al.
Am J Occup Ther
. 2018 Feb;
72(2):7202345010p1-7202345010p5.
PMID: 29426391
Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in their second decade of life present with decreased upper extremity strength and active range of motion (AROM) that limit activities of daily living (ADLs)....
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Ramsey D, Scoto M, Mayhew A, Main M, Mazzone E, Montes J, et al.
PLoS One
. 2017 Feb;
12(2):e0172346.
PMID: 28222119
Recent translational research developments in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), outcome measure design and demands from regulatory authorities require that clinical outcome assessments are 'fit for purpose'. An international collaboration (SMA...
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Mazzone E, Mayhew A, Montes J, Ramsey D, Fanelli L, Dunaway Young S, et al.
Muscle Nerve
. 2016 Oct;
55(6):869-874.
PMID: 27701745
Introduction: There is a growing need for a robust clinical measure to assess upper limb motor function in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as the available scales lack sensitivity at the...
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Pasternak A, Sideridis G, Fragala-Pinkham M, Glanzman A, Montes J, Dunaway S, et al.
Muscle Nerve
. 2016 Apr;
54(6):1097-1107.
PMID: 27121348
Introduction: In this study we evaluated the suitability of a caregiver-reported functional measure, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT), for children and young adults with spinal muscular...
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Dunaway S, Montes J, McDermott M, Martens W, Neisen A, Glanzman A, et al.
J Pediatr Rehabil Med
. 2016 Mar;
9(1):35-44.
PMID: 26966799
Purpose: The consensus statement for standard of care in SMA recommends multidisciplinary medical care including physical therapy (PT) services. To date there are no reports regarding the implementation of these...
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Zukosky K, Meilleur K, Traynor B, Dastgir J, Medne L, Devoto M, et al.
JAMA Neurol
. 2015 May;
72(6):689-98.
PMID: 25938801
Importance: New genomic strategies can now be applied to identify a diagnosis in patients and families with previously undiagnosed rare genetic conditions. The large family evaluated in the present study...
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Harding B, Kariya S, Monani U, Chung W, Benton M, Yum S, et al.
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
. 2014 Dec;
74(1):15-24.
PMID: 25470343
Neuropathologic findings within the central and peripheral nervous systems in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type I (SMA-I) were examined in relation to genetic, clinical, and electrophysiologic features. Five infants...
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Leung D, Herzka D, Thompson W, He B, Bibat G, Tennekoon G, et al.
Ann Neurol
. 2014 Jul;
76(4):541-9.
PMID: 25042693
Objective: Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DBMD) are allelic disorders caused by mutations in dystrophin. Adults with DBMD develop life-threatening cardiomyopathy. Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) improves cardiac function in...
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Bharucha-Goebel D, Santi M, Medne L, Zukosky K, Zukosky K, Dastgir J, et al.
Neurology
. 2013 Apr;
80(17):1584-9.
PMID: 23553484
Objective: To report a series of 11 patients on the severe end of the spectrum of ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) gene-related myopathy, in order to expand the clinical, histologic, and...