Mark-breathing problems in pls

January 22, 2004

Dear Mark,

Thank you for all your information. You are always so helpful. Are there the

same kind of breathing problems in PLS as in ALS with exception to the speed of

progression? Thanks, Mark!

January 22, 2004

,

I have never heard of breathing problems in PLS.

Mark

> Dear Mark,

> Thank you for all your information. You are always so helpful. Are

there the same kind of breathing problems in PLS as in ALS with

exception to the speed of progression? Thanks, Mark!

>

January 23, 2004

I never could understand why UMN disease by itself doesn't affect

breathing. (I don't know the neuro-anatomy to know.)

But it is clear that destruction of the LMNs going to the diaphram

slowly stops the lungs from functioning in ALS.

Mark

> I am still confused, just when one thinks they kinda understand,

ya really

> don't. Probably good I'm not a doctor. Sometimes I'm not even a

good patient.

>

> So, the lung is control by a LMN then. The extension cord theory

was very

> understanding but it didn't pin point what extension cord fed

what. Or did I miss

> something?

>

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