Fifteen-year follow-up of upper limb function in children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To describe the impaired fine-motor skills in patients with traumatic brain injury acquired in childhood.

Design: A total of 165 patients with traumatic brain injury, aged 0-17 years, injured during the period 1987-1991, were identified. Fifteen years post-injury a questionnaire was sent to the patients.

Bone mass development in patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies: a 4-year clinical follow-up.

Aim: To investigate the longitudinal development of bone mass in patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies and to study the impact of muscle strength and motor function on bone mass in these patients.

Methods: Eighteen patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2.3-19.

Low bone mineral density and decreased bone turnover in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

This cross-sectional study examined bone mineral density, bone turnover, body composition and calciotropic hormones in 24 boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) (2.3-19.7 years), most of whom were being treated with prednisolone, and 24 age-matched healthy boys.