PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P G Wilcox
AU  - P D Paré
AU  - J A Fleetham
TI  - Conditioning of the diaphragm by phrenic nerve pacing in primary alveolar hypoventilation.
AID  - 10.1136/thx.43.12.1017
DP  - 1988 Dec 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 1017--1018
VI  - 43
IP  - 12
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/43/12/1017.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/43/12/1017.full
SO  - Thorax1988 Dec 01; 43
AB  - A patient with respiratory muscle weakness due to alveolar hypoventilation was treated with nocturnal bilateral phrenic nerve pacing for one year. Treatment was associated with a progressive increase in diaphragmatic strength and endurance.