Neuromuscular respiratory dysfunction: causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on neuromuscular respiratory dysfunction: causes: Anterior horn cell (AHC) disorders Motor neurone disease (MND) Poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome (PPS) Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Kennedy disease: X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA)…
Anterior horn cell (AHC) disorders
- Motor neurone disease (MND)
- Poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome (PPS)
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- Kennedy disease: X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA)
- Paralytic rabies
Peripheral nerve disorders
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders
Muscle diseases
Toxins
Other causes
References
- Ambrosino N, Carpene N, Gherardi M. Chronic respiratory care for neuromuscular diseases in adults. Eur Respir J 2009; 34:444-451.
- Polkey MI, Lyall RA, Moxham J, Leigh PN. Respiratory aspects of neurological disease. JNNP 1999; 66:5-15.
- Gilchrist JM. Overview of neuromuscular disorders affecting respiratory function. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 23:191-200.
