Pulmonary function tests and diaphragmatic compound muscle action potential in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 400-405

  Sathyaprabha, T N ^a   Pradhan, C ^a   Nalini, A ^a   Thennarasu, K ^a   Raju, T R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diaphragmatic compound muscle action potential; Phrenic nerve conduction; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYMPTOM; ACTION POTENTIAL; COMPLICATION; DIAPHRAGM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 77952631664     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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