Is phrenic nerve conduction affected in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma?

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to obtain data on phrenic neuroconduction and electromyography of the diaphragm muscle in difficult-to-treat asthmatic patients and compare the results to those obtained in controls. Methods The study consisted of 20 difficult-to-treat asthmatic patient...

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Main Authors: Analúcia Abreu Maranhão, Marcia Maria Jardim Rodrigues, Sonia Regina da Silva Carvalho, Marcelo Ribeiro Caetano, Inaê Mattoso Compagnoni, Tatiana Catia Carnio, Débora Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2018000300177&lng=en&tlng=en