Isabelle Vaugier

TL;DR: Introducing NIV in subjects with DMD was followed by slowing of the declines in VC and in maximum static inspiratory and expiratory pressures, and NIV had no effect on sniff nasal inspiratory pressure.

TL;DR: Optoelectronic plethysmography is accurate and suitable for VC measurement in patients with various degrees of respiratory failure, including those with paradoxical abdominal movements, and may be an attractive alternative for accurately measuring VC in the event of air leakage or when patients are unable to breathe with the dead space added by the spirometer.

TL;DR: The results differed from previous studies using tDCS to improve naming in patients with poststroke aphasia possibly due to bihemispheric stimulation, rarely used previously.

TL;DR: The use of patient controlled NIV improves swallowing parameters in patients with severe neuromuscular respiratory failure requiring daytime NIV, without impairing swallowing comfort.

TL;DR: The authors' data show large differences in the capacity of the different ventilators to deal with the rapidly changing respiratory load features that characterize MPV, which can be further accentuated according to the used ventilator setting.