Complications
- Deformities (particularly kyphosis)
- Permanent, progressive disability manifested as decreased mobility or decreased ability to care for self
- Mental impairment - However, this is much less common in BMD than it is in DMD.
- Cardiomyopathy
- Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
- Pneumonia or other respiratory infections
- Respiratory failure
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