German researchers have developed a method to better detect ventilatory disorders in patients with DM1 or DM2 myotonic dystrophy. The method is based on a checklist known as “Respicheck”, which takes into account several clinical parameters coupled with functional respiratory tests:
- 172 people took part in a complementary study to validate Respicheck,
- 74 had DM1, 72 had DM2 and 26 were healthy volunteers,
- respicheck has a list of 27 items and is able to detect patients requiring respiratory equipment,
- it performed better in patients with DM1 than in those with DM2.
