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Measurements of Motor Function and Other Clinical Outcome Parameters in Ambulant Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Published on: January 12, 2019
An 8-year-old boy with bilateral lower extremity pain and weakness
Thaddeus W Herliczek1, Linda L Brown
1Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. thaddeus_herliczek@brown.edu
Abstract:
We illustrate a case of an 8-year-old boy presenting acutely with bilateral lower extremity pain and weakness. This case illustrates the presentation and progression of a rare and potentially lethal diagnosis and highlights the use of computed tomography angiography in the setting of a patient with acute onset of pain and pulselessness of the lower extremities.
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