Acute respiratory failure due to diaphragmatic weakness revealing a polymyositis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-205

  Dauriat, Gaëlle ^a   Stern, Jean Baptiste ^a   Similowski, Thomas ^b   Herson, Serge ^b   Belmatoug, Nadia ^a   Marceau, Armelle ^a   Fantin, Bruno ^a   Fournier, Michel ^a   Mal, Hervé ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Cervical magnetic stimulation; Phrenic nerve stimulation; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 0036098674     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(02)00015-8     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Cervical magnetic stimulation: A new painless method for bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation in conscious humans
2. Mouth pressure in response to magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves
3. The lung in polymyositis
4. Pulmonary disease in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
5. Pulmonary involvement in polymyositis and in dermatomyositis
6. Polymyositis presenting with respiratory failure
7. Fatal respiratory failure due to polymyositis
8. Acute respiratory failure in polymyositis
9. Respiratory muscle and pulmonary function in polymyositis and other proximal myopathies
10. Comparison of magnetic and electrical stimulation in assessment of phrenic nerve conduction time