Ethical and clinical issues in the use of home non-invasive mechanical ventilation for the palliation of breathlessness in motor neurone disease
MI Polkey, RA Lyall, AC Davidson, PN Leigh… - Thorax, 1999 - thorax.bmj.com
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a devastating and progressive neurological disorder in
which degeneration of motor neurones results in weakness and wasting of the dependent …
which degeneration of motor neurones results in weakness and wasting of the dependent …
Neuromuscular disease and hypoventilation
ED Sivak, JM Shefner, J Sexton - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Alveolar hypoventilation associated with neuromuscular disease can occur in acute and
chronic forms. In the acute form, progressive weakness of respiratory muscles leads to rapid …
chronic forms. In the acute form, progressive weakness of respiratory muscles leads to rapid …
Sleep-disordered breathing at an early stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
K Kimura, N Tachibana, J Kimura… - Journal of the neurological …, 1999 - Elsevier
Eighteen amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients having neither respiratory complaints
nor subjective symptoms of sleep disturbance were studied by using an ambulatory multi …
nor subjective symptoms of sleep disturbance were studied by using an ambulatory multi …
Respiratory disorders in ALS: sleep and exercise studies
Sleep disruption in ALS/MND is related to hypoventilation and nocturnal O2 saturation.
Maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) proved sensitive in predicting nocturnal O2 saturation …
Maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) proved sensitive in predicting nocturnal O2 saturation …
Sleep, respiration and ALS
LS Aboussouan, RA Lewis - Journal of the neurological sciences, 1999 - jns-journal.com
Although the association of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis As reported in this issue, Kimura
and colleagues using with disturbances of sleep architecture and with sleep ambulatory …
and colleagues using with disturbances of sleep architecture and with sleep ambulatory …
Disorders of sleep and breathing during sleep in neuromuscular disease
E Van Lunteren, HJ Kaminski - Sleep and Breathing, 1999 - thieme-connect.com
Much of the data on sleep and breathing during sleep in neuromuscular disorders comes
from studies in four diseases: myasthenia gravis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic …
from studies in four diseases: myasthenia gravis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic …