{"id":21566,"date":"2025-11-17T04:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/duchenne-muskuler-distrofi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:06:05","slug":"duchenne-muskuler-distrofi","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/duchenne-muskuler-distrofi\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive inherited disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness resulting from a deficiency of the dystrophin protein.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Progressive muscle weakness<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty walking<\/li>\n<li>Pseudohypertrophy<\/li>\n<li>Cardiomyopathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Dystrophin gene mutation.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Muscle enzymes, genetic testing, muscle biopsy.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Corticosteroids, physical therapy, respiratory support.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Neurology Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of respiratory distress, emergency services should be consulted.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive inherited disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness due to dystrophin protein deficiency. Symptoms: Progressive muscle weakness, difficulty walking, pseudohypertrophy, cardiomyopathy. Causes: Dystrophin gene mutation. Diagnosis: Muscle enzymes, genetic testing, muscle biopsy. Treatment: Corticosteroids, physical therapy, respiratory support. Which Clinic Should You Visit? Pediatric Neurology Clinic. What to Do in an Emergency? Respiratory [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive inherited disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness due to a deficiency in the dystrophin protein. Symptoms"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21566","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}