angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE inhibitors are used to control cardiac problems and high blood pressure)
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
activities of daily living
ankle-foot orthoses (splints which are used to control tightness at the ankles)
alanine aminotransferase
aspartate aminotransferase
blood pressure
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the major public health body in the USA)
creatine kinase (an enzyme found at high levels in the blood in DMD and other forms of muscular dystrophy)
dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (a test done to look at the strength of the bones). Also referred to as DXA
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
electrocardiogram (the main test done to look at heart rhythm)
forced vital capacity (a test of breathing muscle strength)
glucocorticoid
intravenous (into the vein)
knee-ankle-foot orthoses (long leg splints that can be used especially over the period that walking is becoming impossible and thereafter to help prolong walking)
kilogram
litre
left ventricular ejection fraction (one of the main tests of heart function)
milligram
nanomoles
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (which are used for pain relief, the most common of which are ibuprofen, diclofenac and naproxen)
obsessive-compulsive disorder
achilles tendon
tuberculosis
voice output communication aid
Information based on consensus statement (published in January 2010)