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Pulmonary Function Studies in Friedreich's Ataxia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

M.A. Bureau ,
P. Ngassam ,
B. Lemieux  and
A. Trias
M.A. Bureau
Affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke
P. Ngassam
Affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke
B. Lemieux
Affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke
A. Trias
Affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke
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Pulmonary function tests were carried out on 20 patients with Friedreich's ataxia. The lung volume, diffusing capacity, flow rate, flowvolume curve, and blood gases were measured. In each patient the degree of scoliosis was measured and the pulmonary function tests were analyzed in relation to the scoliosis. A control group of 13 subjects with idiopathic scoliosis was used for comparison. In both groups, the degree of scoliosis was similar.

Type
Quebec Cooperative Study of Friedreich's Ataxia
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , November 1976 , pp. 343 - 347
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1976

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