Classifying Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients by Changes in Forced Vital Capacity: A Group-Based Trajectory Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: We derived a GBTM for FVC progression in ALS, which validated against the outcome of respiratory insufficiency in an external cohort. Future studies may focus on patients predicted to be rapid progressors.
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Source: Respiratory Care - July 18, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ackrivo J, Hansen-Flaschen J, Jones BL, Wileyto EP, Schwab RJ, Elman L, Kawut SM Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research