Factors Influencing the Severity and Progression of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Factors Influencing the Severity and Progression of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Respiratory complications are the most common cause of death among patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1), but the natural history of respiratory decline in DM1 patients is incompletely characterized and few predictors of the progression of respiratory dysfunction have been identified. To ide...

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Main Authors: Leigh Hartog, Jing Zhao, Jerry Reynolds, Gabrielle Brokamp, Ferdinand Vilson, W. David Arnold, Samantha LoRusso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
myotonic dystrophy
respiratory
impairment
PFT
FVC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.658532/full

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