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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2019

Under-recognized primary spontaneous pneumothorax in ALS: a multicenter retrospective study.

Jin-Sung Park, Young Woo Do, Jin-Mo Park, Hung Youl Seok, Donghwi Park

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Setting of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025
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  2. Validation of the revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale in Poland and its reliability in conditions of the medical experiment.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021
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  3. Rare Neurologic Diseases and Neurological Sciences: a report for the celebration of the 2020 Rare Diseases Day.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020
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  4. Effect of edaravone therapy in Korean amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jin-Sung ParkDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok hospital, Daegu, South Korea.
Young Woo DoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.
Jin-Mo ParkDepartment of Neurology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, South Korea.
Hung Youl SeokDepartment of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea.
Donghwi ParkDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Ayangro 99, Dong gu, Daegu, 41199, Republic of Korea. bdome@hanmail.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-4682
Dongguk University · KRDaegu Fatima Hospital · KRKeimyung University · KRKyungpook National University Hospital · KR

Funding

Korea Basic Science Institute No. 2017R1C1B5076264Korea Basic Science Institute NRF- 2017R1D1A1B03033127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is not an uncommon disease, especially in patients with risk factors such as male gender, history of smoking, and low body mass index (BMI). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare disease caused by neurodegeneration of the motor neurons that share risk factors with PSP. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PSP in ALS and find the significant risk factors related to PSP. We retrospectively reviewed the data from 86 patients with clinically probable or definite ALS from three different centers. Clinical characteristics, including age, sex, subtype, disease duration, body mass index, history of smoking, tracheostomy state, and ventilator use, were obtained. The ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised Form (ALSFRS-R) total score and subscores were also retrieved from the medical records. In the results, six of the 86 patients (7%) had PSP. There were no statistically significant differences among the clinical characteristics and the ALSFRS-R scores between the patients with and without PSP, except for BMI and smoking (p < 0.022 and p < 0.019, respectively). A multivariate logistic regression analysis of smoking and BMI showed an odds ratio of 19.25. In conclusion, the existence of PSP in ALS may be under-recognized. Further well-designed, large studies are needed to elucidate the prevalence and pathophysiology of pneumothorax in ALS.

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Body Mass IndexAgedAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPneumothoraxRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisBody mass indexDyspneaPneumothoraxSmoking

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