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An unusual cause of ventilatory failure in motor neurone disease

A patient previously diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) and gastrostomy-fed was under surveillance for ventilatory decline via our respiratory centre. At a planned review she was found to be hypercapnic, which would usually prompt an offer of non-invasive ventilation for home use. However, s...

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Autores principales: Valsamis, Epaminondas Markos, Smith, Ian, De Sousa, Adri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5377013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.03.013