The purpose of this study was to assess the strength of the respiratory muscles in 12 infants with neuromuscular disease (age range: 0.17-2.08 years) by measuring the maximal inspiratory and expiratory airway pressures (Pimax and PEmax) during crying efforts. Infants were divided into two groups according to their respiratory history. Group A included six infants in stable condition without clinical evidence of respiratory abnormalities, and Group B included six infants with severe generalized muscle weakness and previous respiratory failure. The infants in Group B had been weaned from mechanical ventilation 6 to 14 days before being studied. For infants of Group A, Pimax and PEmax values were 77 +/- 28 cmH2O and 62 +/- 18 cmH2O, respectively; for infants of Group B, they were 38 +/- 8 cmH2O and 34 +/- 8 cmH2O, respectively. A positive correlation was found between PEmax and body mass percentile. No infant had hypercapnia at the time of the study, and Pao2 values in infants of Group B were significantly lower than those of Group A. These results suggest that measurements of airway pressures during crying may provide an index of respiratory muscle strength in infants with generalized muscle weakness.

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