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  • Title: [Indications and equipment needs for ventilatory support in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis].
    Author: Gonzalez-Bermejo J.
    Journal: Rev Neurol (Paris); 2006 Jun; 162 Spec No 2():4S320-4S322. PubMed ID: 17128132.
    Abstract:
    Long term mechanical ventilation improves survival and quality of life in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). There is an enormous range of equipment available but there is little evidence pointing to the superiority of one device over another. Another problem is the lack of adaptation of equipment for use by handicapped patients. Indication on mechanical ventilation in ALS is discuss in this article: Symptoms associated with an objective criteria of hypoventilation are often used. In the monitoring of this mechanical ventilation new tools are needed, initiating nocturnal ventilation with systematic respiratory polygraphic studies seems to be justified.
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