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Table 1 Patient description and functional results

From: Chronic muscle stimulation improves muscle function and reverts the abnormal surface EMG pattern in Myotonic Dystrophy: a pilot study

 

MRC

10MWT (min)

6 MWT (m)

TUG (min)

F index values

Patient

Sex

Age (years)

T0

T1

T0

T1

T0

T1

T0

T1

T0

T1

1 DM1

M

35

5

5

7,54

5,34

364

402

8,78

8,75

0,59

-0,11

2 DM1

F

28

4

5

8,18

6,87

394

353

8,92

8,92

0,23

-0,06

3 DM1

M

65

4

5

8,98

6,25

411

465

8,1

8,22

0,3

-0,33

4 DM1

M

28

4

5

11,89

11,55

322

340

12,6

12,12

0,31

0,07

5 DM1

F

58

3

3

15,3

14,44

285

301

13,67

13,56

-0,23

-0,27

6 CM

M

39

5

5

8,43

7,88

438

475

8,76

8,5

0,65

0,58

  1. Patients description, functional assessment and F Index before (T0) and after 15 days (T1) of electrical stimulation protocol. DM1 Myotonic Distrophy type 1, CM Congenital Myotonia, MRC Medical Research Council, 10MWT 10 Meters Walking Test, 6MWT 6 Minutes walking Test, TUG Timed Up and Go test, min minutes, m metres.