Spontaneous recovery in idiopathic unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-354

  Dernaika, Tarek A ^a   Younis, Walid G ^a   Carlile, Paul V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Idiopathic; Phrenic nerve; Plication; Recovery; Spontaneous; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC UNILATERAL DIAPHRAGMATIC PARALYSIS; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REMISSION;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 44449144649     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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