As mentioned earlier Vincent is diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
DMD is:
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The most severe and common forms of MD
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One of the most rapidly progressive of the childhood neuromuscular disorders
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Due to a lack of the protein dystrophin (a protein that keeps muscles intact) muscles deteriorate and break down
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Primarily affects boys, rarely affects girls
Symptoms:
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A delayed walking age with first steps being taken at around 18 months, and once walking may fall often
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Difficulty climbing stairs, running, jumping, getting up from the floor
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Enlargement of the calves
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May start to walk on the toes
These symptoms usually start from ages 1-3 and progress until a wheelchair is required, generally between ages 8-12.
There is NO found cure for muscular dystrophy
DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (DMD):
