Ability of pulmonary function decline to predict death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.
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Date publication
juillet 2017
Journal
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MEYER Nicolas
Tous les auteurs :
Enache I, Pistea C, Fleury M, Schaeffer M, Oswald-Mammosser M, Echaniz-Laguna A, Tranchant C, Meyer N, Charloux A
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Objectives were to evaluate the relative risk of death associated with lung function decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and to examine the ability of ALS patients to perform volitional pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
Mots clés
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, follow-up, prognosis, respiratory muscle strength, spirometry
Référence
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2017 Jul;:1-8