EDUCATIONAL AIMS
- Demonstrate the main ventilatory complications of Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy (DMD) and its mechanisms;
- Reinforce the importance of early-onset follow-up and serial
assessments to monitor the evolution of DMD ventilatory
manifestations;
- Point out the methods of diagnosis and monitoring of ventilatory
syndromes associated with DMD;
- Expose available therapies to prevent disease progression.