Association Between Rectus Abdominis Denervation and Ventilation Dysfunction in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Association Between Rectus Abdominis Denervation and Ventilation Dysfunction in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Background: Spontaneous potentials in electromyography (EMG) of paraspinal muscles are associated with diaphragm denervation and, therefore, poor respiratory function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is understandable. EMG changes in the rectus abdominis (RA) display an effect similar to those...

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Main Authors: Hua-Gang Zhang, Shuo Zhang, Ying-Sheng Xu, Nan Zhang, Dong-Sheng Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2016-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
Denervation; Dyspnea; Forced Vital Capacity; Rectus Abdominis; Ventilation Dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2016;volume=129;issue=17;spage=2063;epage=2066;aulast=Zhang

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