Exploring the Role of Telemedicine in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Benefits and Challenges

Eliza Wasilewska   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Andrzej Wasilewski   ² , MR ;   Alessandro Onofri   ³ , MD ;   Jan Wasilewski   ⁴ , MSc ;   Dominika Sabiniewicz-Ziajka   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Agnieszka Sobierajska-Rek   ⁶ , MSc, PhD ;   Jarosław Meyer-Szary   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Karolina Śledzińska   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Jolanta Wierzba   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Marek Niedoszytko   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Sylwia Małgorzewicz   ⁸ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Allergology and Pulmonology, University Clinical Center Gdańsk (Accredited Duchenne Center), Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland

² Student Scientific Association of Medical Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland

³ Pediatric Pulmonology & Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit, Sleep and Long-Term Ventilation Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Scientific Institute for Research, Rome, Italy

⁴ Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, United States

⁵ Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

⁶ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinical Center (Accredited Duchenne Center), Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

⁷ Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, University Clinical Center (Accredited Duchenne Center), Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

⁸ Department of Clinical Nutrition, University Clinical Center Gdańsk (Accredited Duchenne Center), Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland