The Newcastle Pediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale: translation and cultural adaptation for use in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Newcastle Paediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale (NPMDS) to Portuguese for use in Brazil. Methods The scale was applied in 20 pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease, in three groups: myopathy (n = 4); Leigh syndrome (...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Palhares Campolina-Sampaio, Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar, Beatriz Silva Vilela Ribeiro, Juliana Gurgel Giannetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001100909&lng=en&tlng=en