Phrenic nerve studies predict survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2454-2459

  Pinto, Susana ^a   Pinto, Anabela ^a,b   de Carvalho, Mamede ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diaphragm; Phrenic nerve; Predicted value; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALS FUNCTIONAL RATING SCALE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; ONSET AGE; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84869080087     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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