A new article published in Brain & Development aimed to confirm the validity of a short form of gross motor function measure for Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (GMFM for FCMD).

The present study was conducted at the Tokyo Womens Medical University. Fifteen patients with FCMD were assessed using both the GMFM for FCMD with 68 items, which was created as a motor function measure for patients with FCMD on the basis of Rasch analysis, and the original GMFM with 88 items.

The results revealed marked correlation between the GMFM for FCMD and the Ueda classification. Meanwhile, the mean assessment time tended to decrease when using the GMFM for FCMD.

It was inferred that GMFM for FCMD may be an appropriate motor function scale for patients with FCMD and might help in decreasing the assessment time.

Source: Brain & Development. 2020 Mar 4. pii: S0387-7604(20)30085-1. doi:10.1016/j.braindev.2020.02.006.