EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA: A PRIMARY COMPLAINT IN UNUSUAL CASES OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY AND AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
Authors: W S FOWLER, R D MILLER, D W MULDER, A M OLSEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 January 1957EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA: A PRIMARY COMPLAINT IN UNUSUAL CASES OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY AND AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISR. DREW MILLER, M.D., DONALD W. MULDER, M.D., WARD S. FOWLER, M.D., ARTHUR M. OLSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.R. DREW MILLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD W. MULDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WARD S. FOWLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR M. OLSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-1-119 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDyspnea is a symptom usually referable to disorders of the heart or lungs. Despite this frequent association, it is generally known that abnormalities of other systems may lead to respiratory disability. The muscles of the thoracic wall and diaphragm, by their bellows action, form the respiratory pump. Proper function of this pump is a prerequisite of normal pulmonary ventilation. Disturbance of the muscles of respiration is frequently seen in patients with poliomyelitis.1, 2The dramatic onset and clinical features of most cases of poliomyelitis usually allow for a prompt and correct diagnosis. In contrast, the more chronic neuromuscular disorders involving...Bibliography1. WhittenbergerFerris JLBG: Alterations of respiratory function in poliomyelitis, Am. J. Phys. Med. 31: 226, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. FerrisMeadWhittenbergerSaxton BGJJLGA: Pulmonary function in convalescent poliomyelitic patients. III. Compliance of the lungs and thorax, New England J. Med. 247: 390, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LeuallenFowler ECWS: Maximal midexpiratory flow, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 72: 783, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Galdston M: Changes suggesting emphysema in physiologic respiratory measurements in patients with neuromuscular disorders, and in healthy individuals, J. Clin. Investigation 31: 631, 1952. Google Scholar5. FeltmanNewmanSchwartzStoneLovelock JAWADJFJ: Cardiac failure secondary to ineffective bellows action of the chest case, J. Clin. Investigation 31: 762, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication March 21, 1956.From the Sections of Medicine, Neurology and Physiology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.The Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, is a part of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Section of Publications, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. 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