Clinical and electrophysiological findings in critical illness polyneuropathy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-193

  Zifko, Udo A ^a,b   Zipko, Harald T ^b   Bolton, Charles F ^c  

^a Sonderkrankenanstalt Neurol K   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^c London Regl Cancer Ctr Univ W   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical illness polyneuropathy; Diaphragm; Electrophysiology; Failure to wean; Myopathy; Phrenic nerve

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG MECHANICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PHRENIC NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0032516839     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00164-6     Document Type: Article

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