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Intraspinal Cell Transplantation for Targeting Cervical Ventral Horn in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Published on: September 18, 2011
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presenting with respiratory failure. Diaphragmatic paralysis and dependence on
Abstract:
Described are two patients whose initial symptom was acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Initially, the cause of the respiratory failure in each patient was obscure, but diaphragmatic paralysis was subsequently demonstrated fluoroscopically in each case. Further neurologic evaluation then supported the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Postmortem examination corroborated this diagnosis.
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