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@entity1 @entity101 @entity6841 @entity1353 @entity16 @entity1576 @entity158
INTRODUCTION: @entity16 ( @entity16 ) are a major cause of @entity1353 , orthopnea, and @entity1576 . The aim of the study was to obtain diagnostic findings, assess therapeutic options, and review outcomes in @entity6841 @entity1 . METHODS: From 2004 to 2013, @entity1 with @entity6841 referred to the author's institution were studied using clinical, pulmonary function, and electrodiagnostic tests. A PubMed search of published @entity6841 reports was also done. @entity6841 ( @entity6841 ) and @entity6841 ( @entity6841 ) @entity1 were compared. RESULTS: The analysis consisted of 10 @entity6841 and 9 @entity6841 @entity1 seen by the author, plus previous reports of 18 @entity6841 and 40 @entity6841 @entity1 . @entity6841 @entity1 were older (in the author's series) and were more often @entity101 . They reported @entity158 less often, @entity1353 and orthopnea more often, and had worse results on pulmonary function tests than @entity6841 @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity6841 and @entity6841 are probably 2 variants of the same, immune-mediated focal @entity16 . Electrodiagnosis is a valuable confirmatory test for @entity6841 . Muscle Nerve, 2015.
