Dyspnea is common in advanced stages of neuromuscular disorders, but it is infrequently
the presenting symptom. However, dyspnea is a frequent complaint in a primary care setting …

Neuromuscular diseases may result in respiratory muscle weakness leading to breathing
problems. Difficulty with breathing is often first noticed when lying flat and during sleep. It is …

The clinical manifestations and evaluation of respiratory muscle weakness due to
neuromuscular disease will be reviewed here. The management and outcomes of patients …

Discussion Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis commonly results from neck manipulation,
neck trauma, or systemic neuromuscular diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome …

THE inspiratory muscles are the only skeletal muscles vital to life, and the commonest threat
to life in neuromuscular disorders is respiratory failure. Therefore, in patients with …

Respiratory muscle weakness is relatively rare in clinical practice and, therefore, it is seldom
a clinician's first thought. However, it should always be considered where a patient has …

Neuromuscular ventilatory weakness can be difficult to recognize because the symptoms
can be nocturnal, nonspecific, or attributed to other conditions. The presence of respiratory …

INTRODUCTION—Respiratory muscle weakness due to neuromuscular disease can lead to
acute and/or chronic ventilatory failure as well as recurrent aspiration and pneumonia …

Discussion: Forty-two-year-old man presented to our emergency department with exertional
dyspnea, orthopnea, and a left lower lobe consolidation treated initially as bronchitis by his …

The most serious complication of neuromuscular disease is respiratory failure. Different
neuromuscular diseases lead to respiratory failure through common mechanisms …