Ability of pulmonary function decline to predict death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.

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

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28728441

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