Motor neuron disease presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

H Moola; A Govind; J R Eloff; A Van Blydenstein

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i1.573

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Published: Apr 11, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i1.573

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Type 2 respiratory faliure, motor neuron disease, emergency medicine

H Moola

Department of Internal Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

A Govind

J R Eloff

Department of Internal Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

A Van Blydenstein

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Moola H, Govind A, Eloff JR, Van Blydenstein A. Motor neuron disease presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 11 [cited 2025 Jan. 19];29(1):27-8. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/573

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