Electromyography of respiratory muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 67-73

  Stewart, Heather ^a   Eisen, Andrew ^a,c   Road, Jeremy ^a   Mezei, Michelle ^a   Weber, Markus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c Neuromuscular Diseases Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diaphragm; Needle electromyography; Non invasive positive pressure ventilation; Pulmonary function tests; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE FUNCTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0035886573     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(01)00621-9     Document Type: Article

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