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Laryngeal response patterns influence the efficacy of mechanical assisted cough in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BACKGROUND: Most patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are treated with mechanical insufflation–exsufflation (MI-E) in order to improve cough. This method often fails in ALS with bulbar involvement, allegedly due to upper-airway malfunction. We have studied this phenomenon in detail with...

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Autores principales: Andersen, Tiina, Sandnes, Astrid, Brekka, Anne Kristine, Hilland, Magnus, Clemm, Hege, Fondenes, Ove, Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn, Heimdal, John-Helge, Halvorsen, Thomas, Vollsæter, Maria, Røksund, Ola Drange
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27174631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207555