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A consensus statement on spinal muscular atrophy management in Saudi Arabia in the context of COVID-19

Fouad Alghamdi, Nahla Alshaikh, Ahmed K. Bamaga, Fahad A. Bashiri, Khalid Hundullah, Ali Alshehri, Mohammad A. Al-Muhaizea and Abdulaziz Al-Saman
Neurosciences Journal July 2020, 25 (3) 230-237; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.3.20200083
Fouad Alghamdi
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Nahla Alshaikh
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed K. Bamaga
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fahad A. Bashiri
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Khalid Hundullah
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ali Alshehri
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad A. Al-Muhaizea
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulaziz Al-Saman
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (Alghamdi), Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alshaikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, from the Division of Neurology (Bamaga), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, and from the Division of Neurology (Bashiri), Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Hundullah), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshehri, Al-Muhaizea), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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vol. 25 no. 3 230-237
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https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.3.20200083
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Neurosciences Journal Jul 2020, 25 (3) 230-237; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2020.3.20200083
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