Topical Review: Management of the Respiratory Complications of Neuromuscular Diseases in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

• Published in: Journal of Child Neurology Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 139 - 143
• Main Authors: Birnkrant, David J., Pope, John F., Eiben, Robert M.
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.1999

Pediatric neuromuscular diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy cause pulmonary compromise. In severely affected patients, upper respiratory tract infections exacerbate lower respiratory tract secretion retention, with the potential for pneumonia, pulmonary atelectas...