Incidence and predictive factors of diaphragmatic dysfunction in acute stroke

Abstract Background The most characteristic clinical signs of stroke are motor and/or sensory involvement of one side of the body. Respiratory involvement has also been described, which could be related to diaphragmatic dysfunction contralateral to the brain injury. Our objective is to establish the...

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Main Authors: José Vicente Catalá-Ripoll, José Ángel Monsalve-Naharro, Francisco Hernández-Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01664-w