G.P.174: Behavioral and neurocognitive profile in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Non progressive cognitive impairment and increased rates psychosocial disorders, ADHD and Autism are reported in DMD patients. Through structured and validated questionnaire (Wechsler scales or Griffiths developmental scale, CBCL, Youth Self Report, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, ADOS and DAWBA) we explored the possible role of cognitive impairment on the neuropsychiatric comorbidity in 32 boys with DMD (4–18 years). Our preliminary analysis shows a mean Full Intelligence Quotient of the whole group of 83.90 ± 16.68, lower in the patients with deletions in the distal portion of the gene (78.28 ± 16.72) than in the ones with proximal deletions (88.52 ± 15.62), with a very high frequency of Autism (about 20%) particularly in children with lower IQ level, and a high frequency of internalizing problems at CBCL, in boys with FIQ within the normal range, suggesting a role of cognitive capabilities in DMD children psychopathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]