Prognosis
Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy has a rather bleak prognosis. Most children with FCMD reach a maximum mobility at sitting upright and sliding on their buttocks. The compounded effects of continually worsening heart problems, impaired mental development, problems swallowing, and additional complications, children with FCMD rarely live through adolescents and die before the age of 20.
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