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Long-term outcomes after surgery to prevent aspiration for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons selectively. In particular, weakness in respiratory and swallowing muscles occasionally causes aspiration pneumonia and choking, which can be lethal. Surgery to prevent aspiration, w...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8925201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35296264 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02619-z |