Paired phrenic nerve stimuli for the detection of diaphragm fatigue in humans

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1859-1864

  Polkey, M I ^a,d   Kyroussis, D ^b   Hamnegard C H ^c   Hughes, P D ^b   Rafferty, G F ^a   Moxham, J ^a   Green, M ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Fatigue; Magnetic nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECK; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030863142     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10081859     Document Type: Article

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