Neuromuscular complications in the ICU: The spectrum of critical illness-related conditions causing muscular weakness and weaning failure

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 10-16

  Hund, Ernst F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Critical illness; Intensive care; Neuromuscular disease; Neuropathy; Peripheral nerve disease; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030000747     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00310-X     Document Type: Review

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