Diaphragmatic paralysis in motor neuron disease. Report of two cases and a review of the literature.
Two patients presenting with respiratory insufficiency had diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to adult-onset motor neuron disease (progressive spinal muscular atrophy). A review of the literature discloses seven similar cases, most of them reported in non-neurological journals.
D000368:Aged; D000870:Anterior Horn Cells / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003964:Diaphragm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*