Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), there is a decline in muscle strength and physical capacity due to demyelination and axonal loss in the central nervous system. In patients with advanced MS or in a later stage of the disease, also respiratory impairment may occur. The degree of pulmonary dysfunction in the earlier stages of MS has not been thoroughly described. Therefore, the primary aims of this study are to describe pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in patients with a moderate disease course and to identify associations between respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity.

Methods

A sample of 48 patients with a diagnosis of MS and mean age 56 ± 11 years was studied using a descriptive cross-sectional design. The patients had a di

SUBMITTER: Westerdahl E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219426 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature