Respiratory Involvement in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases: A Narrative Review

Respiratory muscle weakness is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). Respiratory involvement in NMDs can manifest broadly, ranging from milder insufficiency that may affect only sleep initially to severe insufficiency that can be life threatening. P...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Antoniadou, Michalis Agrafiotis, Paschalis Steiropoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2734054
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