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Diaphragmatic Neurophysiology and Respiratory Markers in ALS

The main reason for short survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is involvement of respiratory muscles. Severe compromise of diaphragmatic function due to marked loss of motor units causes poor inspiratory strength leading to symptomatic respiratory fatigue, and hypercapnia and hypoxemia, o...

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Autores principales: de Carvalho, Mamede, Swash, Michael, Pinto, Susana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30846968
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00143