Unrecognized motor neuron disease: An uncommon cause of ventilator dependency in the intensive care unit

Respiratory Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 434-436

  Morales, Rodrigo ^a,b   Mendizabal, Jorge E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MSTN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Mechanical ventilation; Motor neuron disease; Ventilatory dependency

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0033044318     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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