Diaphragm ultrasound in the diagnosis of respiratory dysfunction in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

CONCLUSION: ΔTmax is the most valuable DUS index in the diagnosis of diaphragmatic dysfunction. SIGNIFICANCE: DUS can provide functional and structural information of diaphragm and help to diagnose diaphragmatic dysfunction in ALS. PMID: 33279221 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33279221?dopt=Abstract

Source: Revue Neurologique - December 7, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Rev Neurol (Paris) Source Type: research