Patients with certain neurological diseases are at increased risk of developing chest infections as well as respiratory failure due to muscular weakness. In particular, patients with certain neuromuscular disorders are at higher risk. These conditions are often associated with sleep disordered breathing. It is important to identify patients at risk of respiratory complications early in the cour...

and genetic basis of various neuromuscular, demyelinating and neu-ronal disorders affecting muscle, nerves, or brain, and applying new therapeutic interventions via target-oriented control therapeutic clinical trials. He is the author or coauthor of more than 500 scientific papers or chapters in peer-reviewed journals. He has also edited 11 books and monographs and currently serves on the edito...