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. 2014 Feb;14(1):72-5.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-1-72.

Respiratory involvement in neuromuscular disease

Stephen C Bourke  1
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Respiratory involvement in neuromuscular disease

Stephen C Bourke. Clin Med (Lond). 2014 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Neuromuscular disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ▪; non-invasive ventilation; respiratory muscle weakness.

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Fig 1.
Survival from randomisation in a randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation () compared with standard care () in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and (a) normal or only moderately impaired bulbar function and (b) severe bulbar impairment. NIV = non-invasive ventilation.
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