References for maximal static respiratory pressures in patients with spinal cord injury
(search on March 2006 on Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Pedro and Lilacs):
(1)
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(3)
Laven GT, Huang CT, DeVivo MJ et al. Nutritional status during the acute
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(4)
Flavell H, Mashall R, Thornton AT et al. Hypoxia episodes during sleep in
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(6)
Linder SH. Functional electrical stimulation to enhance cough in
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Roth EJ, Nussbaum SB, Berkowitz M et al. Pulmonary function testing in
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(8)
Tully K, Koke K, Garshick E et al. Maximal expiratory pressures in spinal
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(9)
Gounden P. Static respiratory pressures in patients with post-traumatic
tetraplegia. Spinal Cord 1997; 35(1):43-47.
(10)
Hopman MT, van der Woude LH, Dallmeijer AJ et al. Respiratory muscle
strength and endurance in individuals with tetraplegia. Spinal Cord 1997; 35(2):104-108.
(11)
Roth EJ, Lu A, Primack S et al. Ventilatory function in cervical and high
thoracic spinal cord injury. Relationship to level of injury and tone. Am J Phys Med
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Segal JL, Brunnemann SR. 4-Aminopyridine improves pulmonary function
in quadriplegic humans with longstanding spinal cord injury. Pharmacotherapy 1997;
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(13)
Rutchik A, Weissman AR, Almenoff PL et al. Resistive inspiratory muscle
training in subjects with chronic cervical spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1998;
79(3):293-297.
(14)
Klefbeck B, Sternhag M, Weinberg J et al. Obstructive sleep apneas in
relation to severity of cervical spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 1998; 36:621-628.
(15)
Lin KH, Wu HD, Chang CW et al. Ventilatory and mouth occlusion pressure
responses to hypercapnia in chronic tetraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1998; 79(7):795799.
(16)
Lin VW, Singh H, Chitkara RK et al. Functional magnetic stimulation for
restoring cough in patients with tetraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1998; 79(5):517-522.
(17)
Fujiwara T, Hara Y, Chino N. Expiratory function in complete tetraplegics:
study of spirometry, maximal expiratory pressure, and muscle activity of pectoralis major
and latissimus dorsi muscles. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1999; 78(5):464-469.
(18)
Uijl SG, Houtman S, Folgering HT et al. Training of the respiratory muscles
in individuals with tetraplegia. Spinal Cord 1999; 37(8):575-579.
(19)
Spungen AM, Grimm DR, Strakhan BS et al. Treatment with an anabolic
agent is associated with improvement in respiratory function in persons with tetraplegia: A
pilot study. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 1999; 66(3):201-205.
(20)
Segal JL, Pathak MS, Hernandez JP et al. Safety and efficacy of 4-
aminopyridine in humans with spinal cord injury: a long-term, controlled trial.
Pharmacotherapy 1999; 19(6):713-723.
(21)
Wien MF, Garshick E, Tun CG et al. Breathlessness and exercise in spinal
cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 1999; 22(4):297-302.
(22)
Liaw MY, Lin MC, Cheng PT et al. Resistive inspiratory muscle training: its
effectiveness in patients with acute complete cervical cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil
2000; 81(6):752-756.
(23)
van der Schans CP, Piers DA, Mulder GA. Efficacy of coughing in
tetraplegic patients. Spine 2000; 25(17):2200-2203.
(24)
Gorini M, Corrado A, Aito S et al. Ventilatory and respiratory muscle
responses to hypercapnia in patients with paraplegia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000;
162(1):203-208.
(25)
Andrada L, De Vito EL. Functional respiratory evaluation in patients with
high traumatic spinal injury. Medicina (B Aires) 2001; 61(5 Pt 1):529-534.
(26)
Wang TG, Wang YH, Tang FT et al. Resistive inspiratory muscle training in
sleep-disordered breathing of traumatic tetraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002;
83(4):491-496.
(27)
Cruzada D, Jones MJ, Segebart S et al. Resistive inspiratory muscle training
improves inspiratory muscle strength in subjects with cervical spinal cord injury. NEUROL
REP 2002; 26(1):3-7.
(28)
Boaventura CM, Gastaldi AC, Silveira JM et al. Effect of an Abdominal
Binder on the Efficacy of Respiratory Muscles in Seated and Supine Tetraplegic Patients.
Physiotherapy 2003; 89(5):290-295.
(29)
Kelley A, Garshick E, Gross ER et al. Spirometry Testing Standards in
Spinal Cord Injury. Chest 2003; 123(3):725.
(30)
Boaventura CM, Silveira JM, Santos PR et al. Respiratory muscle strength
the tetraplegic patients. Rev Fisioter Univ São Paulo 2004; 11(2):70-6.
(31)
Grandas NF, Jain NB, Denckla JB et al. Dyspnea during daily activities in
chronic spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(8):1631-1635.
(32)
Cheng PT, Chen CL, Wang CM et al. Effect of neuromuscular electrical
stimulation on cough capacity and pulmonary function in patients with acute cervical cord
injury. J Rehabil Med 2006; 38(1):32-36.
(33)
Kang SW, Shin JC, Park CI et al. Relationship between inspiratory muscle
strength and cough capacity in cervical spinal cord injured patients. Spinal Cord 2006;
44:242-248.