<p id="para1">The present study aimed at evaluating respiratory parameters in multiple sclerosis (MS). The sample comprised 30 patients with MS diagnosis and 30 healthy subjects, matched by gender and age. Neurological assessment, expanded disability status scale (EDSS), manovacuomet...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Machado Taveira, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Renan Barros Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2013-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000300142
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Summary:<p id="para1">The present study aimed at evaluating respiratory parameters in multiple sclerosis (MS). The sample comprised 30 patients with MS diagnosis and 30 healthy subjects, matched by gender and age. Neurological assessment, expanded disability status scale (EDSS), manovacuometry, and peak flow (PEF) were performed. Patients with MS had lower values of maximum inspiratory (MIP) and expiratory (MEP) pressures and PEF compared to healthy controls. It was shown that respiratory impairment may be present in MS patients with low functional disability by EDSS. The data suggest that manovacuometry and PEF determination should be carried out systematically in patients with MS, and may be a reliable tool for the early detection of respiratory impairment allowing early respiratory rehabilitation.<br><p id="para2">O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a fun&#231;&#227;o respirat&#243;ria em pacientes com esclerose m&#250;ltipla (EM). A amostra foi composta por 30 pacientes com diagn&#243;stico de EM e 30 sujeitos saud&#225;veis, pareados de acordo com o g&#234;nero e a idade. Foram realizados avalia&#231;&#227;o neurol&#243;gica, determina&#231;&#227;o da escala expandida do estado de incapacidade (EDSS), manovacuometria e &#8220;peak flow&#8221;. Pacientes com EM apresentaram press&#245;es inspirat&#243;ria (PI) e expirat&#243;ria (PE) m&#225;ximas inferiores e menor PFE quando comparados aos controles saud&#225;veis. Identificou-se que o comprometimento respirat&#243;rio pode ocorrer em pacientes com EM, mesmo com baixo grau de comprometimento funcional estimado pelo EDSS. Os dados do presente estudo sugerem que a avalia&#231;&#227;o respirat&#243;ria com manovacuometria e PFE deve ser realizada sistematicamente em pacientes com EM, e pode ser uma ferramenta &#250;til para detectar precocemente comprometimento respirat&#243;rio, podendo sugerir a necessidade de reabilita&#231;&#227;o pulmonar precoce em pacientes com EM.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227