CHKD offers the latest treatments for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In this video, Director of Neurology Crystal Proud, MD, discusses the signs and symptoms of Duchenne's as well as a new treatment offered at #CHKD. #DuchenneMuscularDystrophy #Elevidys | Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD)

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating genetic condition that results in progressive muscle weakness, spinal deformities, heart failure and early mortality. While genetic therapies are being explored, current treatments only alleviate symptoms. However, MCW’s Dr. Brian Lin and his lab are researching a promising approach that examines a calcium channel which becomes hyperactive in DMD and how inhibiting that channel could counteract the leading cause of death in DMD patients. Learn m