Ventilatory function in children with severe motor disorders Page 1 for the spinal alignment
scale, range of motion scale, and total SAROMM score respectively. Comparable cut-off points …

A comprehensive range of lung studies are being applied to children with various
neuromuscular disorders. In addition to conventional assessment by spirometry and …

This is a summary of the presentation on the assessment of sleep-disordered breathing in
pediatric neuromuscular diseases, presented as part of the program on pulmonary …

Eight ambulant children aged 6-13 years, four with congenital myopathy, two with congenital
muscular dystrophy and two with the rigid spine syndrome, presented with recurrent chest …

The term neuromuscular disease (NMD) encompasses a large variety of disorders that
include muscle weakness in their scope of pathologies. Of interest are the disorders that …

Infants, children, and adolescents with chronic respiratory failure are surviving in increasing
numbers and, thereby, producing a significant population of ventilator-dependent pediatric …

A 57‐year‐old man presented with a three‐month history of somnolence, hypoventilation,
cor pulmonale, and episodes of apnea during sleep. Neurological studies revealed motor …

In neuromuscular disorders beginning in childhood, the involvement of respiratory muscles
is common. Deterioration of respiratory function occurs insidiously, contributes to significant …