| Literature DB >> 12847177 |
Hideaki Hayashi1, Edward Anthony Oppenheimer.
Abstract
Seventy patients with ALS using tracheostomy positive pressure ventilation (TPPV) were evaluated for impaired communication. Severely impaired communication is divided into the totally locked-in state (TLS) and the minimal communication state (MCS). TLS occurred in 8 of 70 (11.4%). In the 33 patients on TPPV for more than 5 years, TLS developed in 6 (18.2%) and MCS in 11 (33.1%). Respiratory management for ALS allows long-term survival if mechanical ventilation is used.Entities:
Keywords: Empirical Approach; Health Care and Public Health
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12847177 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000069925.02052.1f
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910