Critical illness polyneuropathy a review of the literature, definition and pathophysiology

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 10-19

  Leijten, F S S ^a   de Weerd, A W ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Multiple organ dysfunction; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; REVIEW;

AXONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0028011788     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-8467(94)90023-X     Document Type: Review

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