Peak flow and peak cough flow in the evaluation of expiratory muscle weakness and bulbar impairment in patients with neuromuscular disease

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 506-511

  Suarez A A ^a   Pessolano, F A ^a   Monteiro, S G ^a   Ferreyra, G ^a   Capria, M E ^a   Mesa, L ^a   Dubrovsky, A ^a   De Vito, Eduardo Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Cough; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Expiratory Muscle Weakness; Flow Rate; Neuromuscular Diseases; Peak Expiratory

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MUSCLE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHILD; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 0036084688     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200207000-00007     Document Type: Article

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