Respiratory Function and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pediatric Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Alberto Andrea ZambonFederica TruccoAidan LavertyMollie RileyDeborah RidoutAdnan Y ManzurFrancois AbelFrancesco MuntoniPublished in: Neurology (2022)
FVC% <50 was associated with NH in close to a third of patients. CO2 elevation can be associated with obstructive/pseudo-obstructive events and was also observed in early nonambulant cases or in the presence of FVC >50%. These results are relevant for the clinical management of SDB.