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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 23.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Clin. 2015 Jul;31(3):533–550. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.03.007

Table 1.

Factors causing sleep-related difficulties in neuromuscular patients

Factors Causing sleep disruption
 a) Diaphragmatic and respiratory muscle weakness
 b) Upper airway & craniofacial weakness
 c) Difficulty with secretion clearance
 d) Impairment of cough mechanism
 e) Limitation of posture/discomfort due to weakness
 f) Diminished ventilatory drive