Language disturbances in a group of participants suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A pilot study

F. Fabbro; A. Marini; G. Felisari; G. P. Comi; M. G. D'Angelo; A. C. Turconi; N. Bresolin

doi:10.2466/PMS.104.2.663-676

Language disturbances in a group of participants suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A pilot study

F. Fabbro, A. Marini, G. Felisari, G. P. Comi, M. G. D'Angelo, A. C. Turconi, N. Bresolin

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Results from several studies suggest that the process of language acquisition may be altered in patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In this study, a group of 8 male participants with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (M age = 16 yr., SD = 4.7) underwent an extensive neuropsychological and language assessment. They also performed a discourse production task. Results showed mild mental retardation associated with a specific deficit in Verbal rather than Performance IQ. At the linguistic assessment, 7 of 8 participants showed moderate to severe difficulties on oral language processing with particularly impaired morphosyntactic competence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	663-676
Number of pages	14
Journal	Perceptual and Motor Skills
Volume	104
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2466/PMS.104.2.663-676
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

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