Multicore myopathy: Respiratory failure and paraspinal muscle contractures are important complications

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 340-343

  Rowe, P W ^a   Eagle, M ^a   Pollitt, C ^a   Bullock, R E ^a   Bushby, K M D ^a,b  

^a Newcastle General Hospital ^*

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACK MUSCLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FACE MASK; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MYOPATHY; NIGHT; NOSE BREATHING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCOLIOSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MYOPATHY, CENTRAL CORE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0034111385     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000591     Document Type: Article

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