The purpose of this study is to describe respiratory disorders in patients with severe multiple sclerosis (EDSS from 6.5).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
During polysomnographia and functional pulmonary testing, signs of diaphragmatic dysfunction responsible for respiratory disorders will be searched.
Département de Neurologie-Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, Paris, France
Polysomnography
presence of phasic activation of respiratory muscles
Time frame: Baseline only_during one night
Respiratory function testing
difference between vital capacity upright and supine position (liter)
Time frame: Baseline only
Respiratory function testing
maximal inspiratory pressure (mmHg)
Time frame: Baseline only
Respiratory function testing
maximal expiratory pressure (mmHg)
Time frame: Baseline only
Respiratory function testing
SNIP (mmHg)
Time frame: Baseline only
Respiratory function testing
peak flow (liter)
Time frame: Baseline only
Cerebral and cervical spine MRI
cerebral : 3DT1MPRAGE, T2 FLAIR, DWI / spine: 3DT1MPRAGE, axial T2 MEDIC, T2-WSPACE
Time frame: Baseline only
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)
Neurological assessment of disability related to multiple sclerosis, total score from 0 to 10
Time frame: Baseline only
BICAMS
Brief International Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis
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Time frame: Baseline only