Ultrasound for assessment of diaphragm in ALS

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 892-897

  Pinto, Susana ^a   Alves, Pedro ^a   Pimentel, Bernardo ^a   Swash, Michael ^a,b   de Carvalho, Mamede ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diaphragm; Phrenic nerve; Respiratory tests; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FUNCTIONAL RATING SCALE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM THICKNESS; DIAPHRAGMATIC MOTOR RESPONSE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; MAXIMAL INSPIRATORY PRESSURE; ONSET AGE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SNIFF NASAL INSPIRATORY PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84928910939     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.03.024     Document Type: Article

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