Non-invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-95

  Vrijsen, Bart ^a,b   Testelmans, Dries ^a   Belge, Catharina ^a   Robberecht, Wim ^a   Van Damme, Philip ^a   Buyse, Bertien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Non invasive ventilation; Quality of life; Quality of sleep; Starting NIV; Survival; Therapeutic compliance

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BREATHING MUSCLE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP QUALITY; SURVIVAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; HUMANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875464597     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2012.745568     Document Type: Review

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