Diaphragm pacing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A literature review

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Scherer, Katalin ^a   Bedlack, Richard S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diaphragm pacing; Food and Drug Administration; Phrenic nerve pacing; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE PACING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS;

EID: 84862307212     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23419     Document Type: Article

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