Bulbar impairment score and survival of stable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients after noninvasive ventilation initiation

There is general agreement that noninvasive ventilation (NIV) prolongs survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and that the main cause of NIV failure is the severity of bulbar dysfunction. However, there is no evidence that bulbar impairment is a contraindication for NIV. The aim of this stu...

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Autores principales: Sancho, Jesús, Martínez, Daniel, Bures, Enric, Díaz, José Luis, Ponz, Alejandro, Servera, Emilio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00159-2017

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