Forces involved in breathing—which effectively pull in air—are the diaphragmatic,
intercostal, spine, and neck muscles. Equally important is the bulbar musculature …

Knowledge of the anatomic pathways involved in the neurologic control of respiration is
crucial to understanding and recognizing patterns of abnormal breathing occurring in …

Background: Control of ventilation depends on a brainstem neuronal network that controls
activity of the motor neurons innervating the respiratory muscles. This network includes the …

This concise, clinical monograph is the only reference available that focuses on the
neurological conditions that affect breathing and the respiratory system. A distinguished …

Acute respiratory failure in neurologic critical illness may accelerate rapidly, becoming
profound in a matter of minutes. Therefore, assessment and timely management are crucial …

Introduction Respiratory insufficiency, often complicated by pulmonary infection, is a
common cause of breathlessness and respiratory failure in patients with neuromuscular and …

The act of breathing depends on coordinated activity of the respiratory muscles to generate
subatmospheric pressure. This action is compromised by disease states affecting …

INTRODUCTION If you ask a neurologist about neurological disorders and respiratory
failure, you will get a more or less adequate list of the Guillain–Barré syndrome, myasthenia …

Respiratory complications, pneumonia and respiratory failure, are the major causes of death
in patients with severe neuromuscular disease. l4 The development of acute respiratory …

Ventilatory failure may accompany a variety of pulmonary and neuromuscular diseases.
There has been much controversy about whether this failure is due to respiratory muscle …