Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 63 No 4 (2023): July 2023

Spinal muscular atrophy with severe scoliosis: a case report

Dikahayu Alifia Anugrah (Department of Pediatric Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Central Java)
Sunartini Sunartini (Department of Pediatric Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Central Java)
Mohammad Juffrie (Department of Pediatric Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Central Java)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Aug 2023

Abstract

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease that causes general weakness, muscle atrophy, and poor muscle movement. This condition is due to a homozygous disruption of the survival motor neuron (SMN) 1 survival gene due to deletion, conversion, or mutation.1

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paediatrica-indonesiana

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

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Paediatrica Indonesiana is a medical journal devoted to the health, in a broad sense, affecting fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents, belonged to the Indonesian Pediatric Society. Its publications are directed to pediatricians and other medical practitioners or researchers at all levels of ...