Predicting respiratory insufficiency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The role of phrenic nerve studies

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 941-946

  Pinto, Susana ^a   Turkman, Antónia ^b   Pinto, Anabela ^a,c   Swash, Michael ^a,d   de Carvalho, Mamede ^a,c  

^a Inst of Pharmacol and Therapeutics   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Hypercapnia; Predictive value; Respiratory insufficiency; Respiratory tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

EID: 67349264574     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.02.170     Document Type: Article

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