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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Neuromuscular Implications

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Long-Term Oxygen Therapy

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Oxygen is necessary for the correct functioning of the whole nervous system, including its peripheral component, muscles and nerves. Although there are some data in the literature showing that the lack of oxygen impairs this correct functioning of muscles and nerves, as we will illustrate, to the best of our knowledge there are no data regarding whether oxygen therapy may prevent and reverse this damage.

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  1. Neurology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Orlandi Hospital, Bussolengo (VR), Italy

    Cristina Deluca, Ebba Buffone, Elena Minguzzi & Maria Grazia Passarin

  2. Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Bufalini Hospital, AUSL, Cesena (FC), Italy

    Maria Grazia Passarin

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  1. Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Roberto Walter Dal Negro

  2. Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Deluca, C., Buffone, E., Minguzzi, E., Passarin, M.G. (2012). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Neuromuscular Implications. In: Dal Negro, R.W., Hodder, R. (eds) Long-Term Oxygen Therapy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2580-6_4

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