diaphragmatic paralysis

These symptoms then escalate within the first few months of life to diaphragmatic paralysis.

Along with diaphragmatic paralysis there are other issues which arise due to the disorder.

However, diaphragmatic paralysis resulting in central apneas has not been reported.

Due to the severe nature of diaphragmatic paralysis the patient eventually needs continuous ventilation support to survive.

Plane IV - from complete intercostal paralysis to diaphragmatic paralysis (apnea).

A very few number of patients survive past two years of age but they show no signs of diaphragmatic paralysis or their breathing was dependent on a ventilation system.

Symptoms of diaphragmatic paralysis come on very rapidly and without warning, and the patient is often rushed to a hospital where they are placed on a ventilator for respiratory support.

In some non-human animals, the diaphragm is not crucial for breathing; a cow, for instance, can survive fairly asymptomatically with diaphragmatic paralysis as long as no massive aerobic metabolic demands are made of it.