Predictors of Ineffective Cough during a Chest Infection in Patients with Stable Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Abstract

In patients with stable ALS, bulbar dysfunction (NBS < 29), PCF (< 4.25 L/s), and PCF/PVT (< 28.88 L/s(2)) could predict the risk of ineffective spontaneous cough during a respiratory tract infection.