Abstract

ARRUDA, Clara Monte; CHAVES, Dalva Rafaela Pessoa  and  BIERMANN, Mariana Costa. Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics Associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Integrative Review. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2023, vol.23, n.1, pp.180-204.  Epub May 03, 2024. ISSN 1808-4281.  https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2023.75307.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive progressive neuromuscular disease caused by X-linked genetic mutations. In addition to progressive muscle weakness, the condition is associated with neuropsychological alterations. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review about the theme, to investigate the cognitive and behavioral aspects associated with DMD in the literature, over the last ten years (2011-2021). An integrative literature review was carried out, with the purpose of synthesizing and analyzing the knowledge on the subject in the scientific field, with a search in the databases and search engines Science Direct, SciELO, PubMed and BVS. After considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 29 articles were selected for analysis. The results endorsed that cognitive and neurodevelopmental alterations and behavioral problems seem to be more likely in DMD, when compared to the general population. There was a lack of brazilian empirical studies and the need to assess and intervene in the neuropsychological and psychosocial spheres was observed, in an early, continuous and multidisciplinary way, in order to meet the needs of this group.

Keywords : duchenne muscular dystrophy; neuropsychological assessment; cognitive déficits; behaviour..

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