Successful pregnancy in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy and severe kyphoscoliosis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-225

  Yim, Roger ^a   Kirschner, Kristi ^a   Murphy, Eileen ^b   Parson, John ^a   Winslow, Christopher ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kyphoscoliosis; Noninvasive ventilation; Pregnancy; Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SPIROMETRY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORAX; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0037373176     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200303000-00011     Document Type: Article

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