Diagnosis of patients studied
Diagnosis | No. |
Total | 79 |
Neuromuscular | |
Poliomyelitis | 45 |
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy | 15 |
Other myopathy | 4 |
Motor neurone disease | |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 2 |
Spinal muscular atrophy | 2 |
Multiple sclerosis | 3 |
Peripheral neuropathy | 2 |
Chest wall disorders | |
Kyphoscoliosis | 5 |
Thoracoplasty for tuberculosis | 1 |