Diaphragm ultrasonography in the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-156

  Aliberti, Stefano ^a   Messinesi, Grazia ^a   Gramegna, Andrea ^b   Tremolizzo, Lucio ^a   Susani, Emanuela ^a   Pesci, Alberto ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84875454203     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2012.762931     Document Type: Letter

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