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Noninvasive ventilation reduces energy expenditure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leads to chronic respiratory failure. Diaphragmatic dysfunction, a major driver of dyspnea and mortality, is associated with a shift of the burden of ventilation to extradiaphragmatic inspiratory muscles, including neck muscles. Besides, energy expendi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922008/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24507664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-17 |