Respiratory complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-247

  Benditt, Joshua O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Mechanical ventilation; Motor neuron disease; Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; Palliative care; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ATROPINE; BENZATROPINE MESILATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GUAIFENESIN; HYOSCYAMINE; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; SALTROPINE; SCOPOLAMINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; COUGHING; DEVICE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; HYPERSALIVATION; LUNG COMPLICATION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036066918     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33032     Document Type: Review

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