Expiratory muscle strength as a predictor of functional exercise capacity in generalized myasthenia gravis

Calik-Kutukcu, EBRU; SALCI, YELİZ; KARANFİL, ECEM; Fil-Balkan, AYLA; Bekircan-Kurt, Can; ARMUTLU, KADRİYE

doi:10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180024

Expiratory muscle strength as a predictor of functional exercise capacity in generalized myasthenia gravis

Calik-Kutukcu E., SALCI Y., KARANFİL E., Fil-Balkan A., Bekircan-Kurt C. E., ARMUTLU K.

NEUROSCIENCES, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.95-100, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180024
Dergi Adı: NEUROSCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-100
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: To investigate the correlations between the 6-minute walk test and disease severity, pulmonary functions, and respiratory muscle performance in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) and to determine whether MG disease severity, pulmonary functions, and respiratory muscle performance contribute to 6-minute walk test distance in generalized MG.