Diaphragmatic ultrasound: Prospects as a tool to assess respiratory muscle involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Rahul Reddy RajulaJitender SainiGopikrishnan UnnikrishnanSeena VengalilSaraswati NashiMainak BardhanAkshata HuddarTanushree ChawlaDodmalur Mallikarjuna SindhuValakunja Harikrishna GanarajaKiran PolavarapuVeeramani Preethish-KumarThennarasu KandavelTalakad N SathyaprabhaAtchayaram NaliniPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2021)
The diaphragmatic thickness showed a significant decrease in ALS/MND as compared to controls. End-inspiratory diaphragmatic thickness and TR correlated well with %FVC. Thus, diaphragmatic USG could be a potential alternative to PFTs in assessing respiratory function in ALS/MND patients having the advantage of less patient participation and ease of performing in late stages of ALS/MND.