Patient's question:
Friend's friend's child suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a condition that makes walking very difficult. They often need family members to support them, and it's also inconvenient for them to go up and down stairs or crouch. What should be done about DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)?Doctor's answer:
The symptoms primarily interfere with the patient's muscle expansion. Patients usually have normal growth and development during infancy and early childhood, but by school age, they begin to notice a sway in their gait and have significant difficulty climbing stairs. As they age, the muscles gradually expand, requiring the use of a wheelchair for mobility and leading to a loss of self-care abilities. During early childhood, there are more normal muscle cells, so the symptoms are not prominent. By the age of three to four, the child's physical strength shows poor performance.