Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron disorders : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology, Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases
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Amyotroph. Lateral Scler. Other Motor Neuron Disord. · Sep 2002
Non-invasive ventilation in motor neuron disease: current UK practice.
To evaluate the clinical application of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in motor neuron disease (MND) in the UK. ⋯ In the UK, few patients with MND are treated with NIV. There is marked variation in clinical practice. This may reflect uncertainty about the role of non-invasive ventilation in MND, and emphasizes the need for a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of NIV on quality of life and survival.