HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1 AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING

Abstract

Health-related quality of life is severely impaired in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and it is negatively influenced by severity and duration of disease as well as by specific cognitive deficits and changes in emotional functioning. Therapeutic intervention in this field could contribute to ameliorate health-related quality of life in myotonic dystrophy type 1.