Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Summary

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare disease^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,011 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's instance of is recorded as rare disease^[3].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's instance of is recorded as class of disease^[4].
• Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne is named after Duchenne muscular dystrophy^[5].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a type of muscular dystrophy^[6].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a type of myopathy with eye involvement^[7].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a type of qualitative or quantitative defects of dystrophin^[8].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a type of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy^[9].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a type of X-linked recessive disease^[10].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's Commons category is recorded as Duchenne muscular dystrophy^[11].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle weakness^[12].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as cardiomyopathy^[13].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscular atrophy^[14].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's has cause is recorded as mutation^[15].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as muscle biopsy^[16].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as creatine kinase measurement^[17].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as genetic testing^[18].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as electromyography^[19].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as magnetic resonance imaging^[20].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as sleep study^[21].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as corticosteroid^[22].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as surgery^[23].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as artificial respiration^[24].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as physiotherapy^[25].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as gene therapy^[26].
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy's possible treatment is recorded as occupational therapy^[27].

Why It Matters

Duchenne muscular dystrophy ranks in the top 5% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,011 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]