Publications by authors named "K Bouman"
Article Synopsis
- The study assesses 24 patients with Nemaline myopathy type 6 (NEM6) in the Netherlands, focusing on detailed clinical characteristics and symptom reporting.
- Key findings include reported symptoms of muscle weakness, slow movements, and difficulties with running, along with significantly reduced health-related quality of life and increased fatigue.
- The research also highlights issues with balance and falls, as well as a slower muscle relaxation rate compared to normal standards.
Background: SELENON-related myopathy (SELENON-RM) is a rare congenital myopathy characterized by slowly progressive axial muscle weakness, rigidity of the spine, scoliosis, and respiratory insufficiency. Laminin-a2-related muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-MD) has a similar clinical phenotype, which ranges from severe, early-onset congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MDC1A) to milder forms presenting as childhood- or adult-onset limb-girdle type muscular dystrophy. The first 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nemaline myopathy type 6 (NEM6) or KBTBD13-related congenital myopathy is the most prevalent type of nemaline myopathy in the Netherlands and is characterised by mild childhood-onset axial, proximal and distal muscle weakness with prominent neck flexor weakness combined with slowness of movements. The most prevalent variant in the Netherlands is the c.1222C > T p.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-MD) and SELENON-related myopathy (SELENON-RM) are two rare neuromuscular diseases characterized by proximal and axial muscle weakness, scoliosis, spinal rigidity, low bone quality and respiratory impairment. Cardiac involvement has previously been described in retrospective studies and case reports, but large case series and prospective studies in unselected cohorts are lacking.
Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct prevalence estimations, perform cardiac phenotyping, and provide recommendations for clinical care.