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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |