title: Should creatine kinase be checked in all boys presenting with speech delay?
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Paul Ward, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, 180 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6BE, UK. clairelundy@btopenworld.com
authors.forename: Claire T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lundy
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D003402:Creatine Kinase