Preface: Progress in the Treatment of Patients with Neuromuscular and Nonmuscular Chest Wall Diseases
Section 1: Basics
Chest Wall Diseases: Respiratory Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Respiratory Diseases
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Diseases
Pulmonary Function Testing in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders
Assessing Diaphragm Function in Chest Wall and Neuromuscular Diseases
Section 2: Disorders
Disorders of the Diaphragm
Disorders of the Chest Wall: Clinical Manifestations
Muscular Dystrophies
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Respiratory System
Metabolic Myopathies and the Respiratory System
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Pulmonary Physiologic Principles and Management
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Section 3: Treatment
Noninvasive Ventilation for Neuromuscular Disease
Swallowing and Secretion Management in Neuromuscular Disease
Diaphragm Pacing
