Early treatment with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation prolongs survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients with nocturnal respiratory insufficiency
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease, which rapidly leads to chronic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Currently, forced vital capacity (FVC) < 50% is considered as physiologic mar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.ojrd.com/content/4/1/10 |