PATIENT EDUCATION | INFORMATION SERIES. Diaphragm Pacing by Phrenic Nerve Stimulation

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr 15;193(8):P13-4. doi: 10.1164/rccm.1938P13.
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MeSH terms

  • Consumer Health Information
  • Diaphragm / innervation*
  • Diaphragm / physiopathology*
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy*
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Humans
  • Hypoventilation / complications
  • Hypoventilation / congenital
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Patient Selection
  • Phrenic Nerve / physiopathology*
  • Respiration Disorders / etiology
  • Respiration Disorders / therapy*
  • Sleep Apnea, Central / complications
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / complications

Supplementary concepts

  • Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome