Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Presenting Respiratory Failure as the Sole Initial Manifestation
| Autor: | Yosuke Aiba, Fuyuki Tateno, Kengo Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Ogata, Masahiko Kishi, Yohei Tsuyusaki, Ryuji Sakakibara |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Weakness Published online: August 2014 business.industry Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Exertional dyspnea Respiratory failure medicine.disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis lcsh:RC346-429 Surgery Internal medicine Mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medicine Cardiology Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Neurology Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 213-216 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1662-680X |
| Popis: | It is rare that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) presents with respiratory failure as the sole initial manifestation. A 72-year-old man with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease developed exertional dyspnea for 13 months. He then progressed to limb weakness that led to the diagnosis of ALS. Although rare, ALS can present with respiratory failure as the sole initial manifestation more than 1 year prior to limb weakness. |
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