From: Incidence and predictive factors of diaphragmatic dysfunction in acute stroke
Normal breathing* (n = 60) | Forced breathing** (n = 52) | |||
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Dysfunction | No dysfunction | Dysfunction | No dysfunction | |
No respiratory impairment | 8 (30%) | 19 (70%) | 1 (4%) | 25 (96%) |
Respiratory impairment - Dyspnoea (n = 21, 35%) - Orthopnoea (n = 7, 11%) - Respiratory infection (n = 14, 23%) - DE (n = 22, 36%) | 23 (70%) | 10 (30%) | 5 (19%) | 21 (81%) |