Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated
with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, extremity weakness, and dyspnea. Although there …

Increasing numbers of patients are surviving episodes of prolonged mechanical ventilation
or benefitting from the recent availability of user‐friendly noninvasive ventilators. Although …

Objective To evaluate the factors related to the choice of a tracheostomy and invasive
ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and to determine survival time after a …

Objective To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome of non-invasive ventilation
(NIV) in an epidemiological based series of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients …

BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy mechanical ventilation (TMV) is performed in amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with a respiratory failure or when the non-invasive ventilation …

Our objective was to describe patient characteristics, survival and long-term outcome in
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients treated with non-invasive and invasive home …

Background Non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is an established, effective,
long-term treatment for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but the correct …

Abstract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder involving both
upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive weakness of skeletal muscles …

In the last three decades, improvements in respiratory management are responsible for
increasing survival and improving quality of life for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), respiratory muscle weakness leads to respiratory
failure. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) maintains adequate ventilation in ALS patients. NIV …