Chapter 4 Clinical neurophysiology in the intensive care unit

Supplements to Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 53, Issue C, 2000, Pages 29-37

  Bolton, C F ^a   Zifko, U ^b   Bird, S J ^c  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CHnic Pirawarth   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BOTULISM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; BOTULISM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0037977015     PISSN: 1567424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-424X(09)70135-7     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Azzarelli B., and Roessman U. Diffuse "anoxic" myelopathy. Neurology 27 (1977) 1049-1052
2. Bachmann P., Gaussorgues P., Pipemo D., et al. Acute myopathy after status asthmaticus. Presse Med. 16 (1987) 1486-1488
3. Barohn R.J., Jackson C.E., Rogers S.J., et al. Prolonged paralysis due to nondepolarizing blocking agents and corticosteroids. Muscle Nerve 17 (1994) 647-652
4. Berg D.K., and Hall Z.W. Increased extrajunctional acetylcholine sensitivity produced by chronic acetylcholine sensitivity produced by chronic post-synaptic neuromuscular blockade. J. Physiol. 244 (1975) 659-676
5. Bird S.J., Mackin G.A., Schotland D.L., and Raps E.C. Acute myopathic quadriplegia: a unique syndrome associated with vecuronium and steroid treatment. Muscle Nerve 15 (1992) 1208
6. Bizzard-Scmid M.D., and Desai S.P. Prolonged neuromuscular blockade with atracurium. Can. Anaesth. Soc. J. 33 (1986) 209-212
7. Bolton C.F. Clinical neurophysiology of the respiratory system. Muscle Nerve 16 (1993) 809-818
8. Bolton C.F. Sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome: neuromuscular manifestations. Crit. Care Med. 24 (1996) 1408-1416
9. Bolton C.F. Management of paralytic neuropathy in the intensive care unit. In: Latov N., Wokke J.H.J., and Kelly J.J. (Eds). Immunological Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve. (1999), Cambridge University Press, New York
10. Bolton C.F., Grand'Maison F., Parkes A., and Shrkum M. Needle electromyography of the diaphragm. Muscle Nerve 15 (1992) 678-681
11. Breuer A.C. Critical illness polyneuropathy: an outdated concept. Muscle Nerve 22 (1999) 422-424
12. Chen R., Collins S., Remtulla H., Parkes A., and Bolton C.F. Phrenic nerve conduction study in normal subjects. Muscle Nerve 18 (1995) 330-335
13. Chen R., Bolton C.F., and Young G.B. Prediction of outcome in patients with anoxic coma: a clinical and electrophysiological study. Crit. Care Med. 24 (1996) 672-678
14. Cherington M. Electrophysiologic methods as an aid in diagnosis of botulism: a review. Muscle Nerve 5 9S (1982) S28-S29
15. Collins S.J., Chen R., Remtulla H., Parkes A., and Bolton C.F. Novel parameters for automated electromyographic interference pattern analysis of the diaphragm: results in normal subjects. Muscle Nerve 17 (1994) 1115-1116
16. Cornblath D., Sladky J., and Sumner A. Clinical electrophysiology of infantile botulism. Muscle Nerve 6 (1983) 448-452
17. Danon M.J., and Carpenter S. Myopathy with thick filament (myosin) loss following prolonged paralysis with vecuronium during steroid treatment. Muscle Nerve 14 (1991) 1131-1139
18. Gutmann L., and Pratt L. Pathophysiologic aspects of human botulism. Arch. Neural. 33 (1976) 175-179
19. Hansen-Flaschen J.H., Brazinsky S., Basile C., et al. Use of sedating drugs and neuromuscular blocking agents in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure: a national survey. J Am. Med. Assoc. 266 (1991) 2870-2875
20. Hund E., Genzwurker H., Bohrer H., Jakob H., Thiele R., and Hacke W. Predominant involvement of motor fibres in patients with critical illness polyneuropathy. Br. J. Anaesth. 78 (1997) 274-278
21. Lacomis D., Smith T.W., and Chad D.A. Acute myopathy and neuropathy in status asthmaticus: case report and literature review. Muscle Nerve 16 (1993) 84-90
22. Lacomis D., Giuliani M.J., Van Cott A., and Kramer D.J. Acute myopathy of intensive care: clinical, electromyographic, and pathological aspects. Ann. Neurol. 40 (1996) 645-654
23. Lacomis D., Petrella J.T., and Giuliani M.J. Causes of neuromuscular weakness in the intensive care unit: a study of ninety-two patients. Muscle Nerve 21 (1998) 610-617
24. Latronico N., Fenzi F., Recupero D., Tomelleri G., Tonin P., De Maria G., et al. Critical illness myopathy and neuropathy. Lancet 347 (1996) 1570-1582
25. MacFarlane I.A., and Rosenthal F.D. Severe myopathy after status asthmaticus. Lancet 2 (1977) 615
26. Maher J., Rutledge F., Remtulla H., Parkes A., Bernardi L., and Bolton C. Neuromuscular disorders associated with failure to wean from the ventilator. Intensive Care Med. 21 (1995) 737-743
27. McKhann G.M., Cornblath D.R., Griffin J.W., Ho T.W., Li C.Y., Jiang Z., Wu H.S., Zhaori G.T., Liu Y., and Jou L.P. Acute motor axonal neuropathy; a frequent cause of acute flaccid paralysis in China. Ann. Neurol. 33 (1993) 333-342
28. Mier A., Brophy C., Moxham J., and Green M. Repetitive stimulations of phrenic nerves in myasthenia gravis. Thorax 47 (1992) 640-644
29. O'Connor M., and Russell W.J. Muscle strength following anaesthesia with atracurium and pancuronium. Anaesth. Intensive Care 16 (1988) 255-259
30. Oh S. Botulism: electrophysiologic studies. Ann. Neurol 1 (1977) 481-485
31. Op de Coul A.A.W., Lambregts P.C.L.A., Koeman J., van Puyen-broek M.J.E., Ter Laak H.J., and Gabreels-Festen A.A.W.M. Neuromuscular complications in patients given Pavulon (pancuronium bromide) during artificial ventilation. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 87 (1985) 17-22
32. Partridge B.L., Abrams J.H., Bazemore C., et al. Prolonged neuromuscular blockade after long-term infusion of vecuronium bromide in the intensive care unit. Crit. Care Med. 18 (1990) 1177-1180
33. Ramsay D.A., Zochodne D.W., Robertson D.M., Nag S., and Ludwin S.K. A syndrome of acute severe muscle necrosis in intensive care unit patients. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 52 (1993) 387-398
34. Raps E.C., Bird S.J., and Hansen-Flaschen J. Prolonged muscle weakness after neuromuscular blockade in the intensive care unit. Crit. Care Clin. 10 (1994) 799-813
35. Rich M.M., Teener J.W., Raps E.C., Schotland D.L., and Bird S.J. Muscle is electrically inexcitable in acute quadriplegic myopathy. Neurology 46 (1996) 731-736
36. Rich M.M., Bird S.J., Raps E.C., McCluskey L.F., and Teener J.W. Direct muscle stimulation in acute quadriplegic myopathy. Muscle Nerve 20 (1997) 665-673
37. Rich M.M., Pinter M.J., Kraner S.D., and Barchi R.L. Loss of electrical excitability in an animal model of acute quadriplegic myopathy. Ann. Neurol. 43 (1998) 171-179
38. Rich M.M., Teener J.W., Raps E., and Bird S. Muscle inexcit-ability in patients with reversible paralysis following steroids and neuromuscular blockade. Muscle Nerve 21 (1998) 1231-1232
39. Road J., Mackie G., Jiang T., Stewart H., and Eisen A. Reversible paralysis with status asthmaticus, steroids, and pancuronium: clinical electrophysiological correlates. Muscle Nerve 20 (1997) 1587-1590
40. Schiller H.H., and Stålberg E. Human botulism: studied with single-fiber electromyography. Arch. Neurol 35 (1978) 346-350
41. Schwarz J., Planck J., Briegel J., and Straube A. Single-fiber electromyography, nerve conduction studies, and conventional electromyography in patients with critical-illness polyneuro-pathy: evidence for a lesion of terminal motor axons. Muscle Nerve 20 (1997) 696-701
42. Segredo V., Caldwell J.E., Matthay M.A., et al. Persistent paralysis in critically ill patients after long-term administration of vecuronium. N. Engl. J. Med 327 (1992) 524-525
43. Sher J.H., Shafiq S.A., and Schutta H.S. Acute myopathy with selective lysis of myosin filament. Neurology 29 (1979) 100
44. Showalter C.J., and Engel A.G. Acute quadriplegic myopathy: analysis of myosin isoforms and evidence for calpain-mediated proteolysis. Muscle Nerve 20 (1997) 316-322
45. Similowski T., Mehirir S., Duguet A., Atali V., Straus C., and Derenne J.P. Comparison of magnetic and electrical phrenic nerve stimulation in assessment of phrenic nerve conduction time. J. Appl. Physiol 82 4 (1997) 1190-1199
46. Teener J.W., Rich M.M., and Bird S.J. Other causes of acute weakness in the intensive care unit. In: Miller D.H., and Raps E.C. (Eds). Critical Care Neurology. (1999), Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA 69-89
47. Vanderheyden B.A., Reynolds H.N., Gerold K.B., et al. Prolonged paralysis after long-term vecuronium infusion. Crit. Care Med. 20 (1992) 304-306
48. Zifko U. Die Elektrophysiologie der Atmung. Nervenarzt 69 (1997) 945-955
49. Zifko U., Auinger M., Albrecht G., Kästenbauer T., Lahrmann H., Grisold W., and Wanke T. Phrenic neuropathy in chronic renal failure. Thorax. 50 (1995) 793-794
50. Zifko U.A., Young G.B., Remtulla H., and Bolton C.F. Somato-sensory evoked potentials of the phrenic nerve. Muscle Nerve 18 (1995) 1487-1489
51. Zifko U., Chen R., Remtulla H., Hahn A.F., Koopman W., and Bolton C.F. Respiratory electrophysiologic studies of the diaphragm in Guillain Barré syndrome. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 60 (1996) 191-194
52. Zifko U.A., Remtulla H., Power K., Harker L., and Bolton C.F. Transcortical and cervical magnetic stimulation with recording of the diaphragm. Muscle Nerve 19 (1996) 614-620
53. Zifko U.A., Slomka P.J., Reid R.H., Young G.B., Remtulla H., and Bolton C.F. The cortical representation of somatosensory evoked potentials of the phrenic nerve. J. Neurol. Sci. 139 (1996) 197-202
54. Zifko U., Nicolle M.W., Remtulla H., and Bolton C.F. Repetitive phrenic nerve stimulation study in healthy subjects. J. Clin. Neurophysiol. (1997) in press
55. Zifko U., Bolton C.F., and Nicolle M.W. Repetitive nerve stimulation in studies of respiratory involvement in myasthenia gravis. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. (1998) 716-719
56. Zifko U., Nicolle M.W., Grisold W., and Bolton C.F. Repetitive phrenic nerve stimulation in myasthenia gravis. Neurology (1999) in press
57. Zochodne D.W., Ramsay D.A., Saly V., Shelley S., and Moffatt S. Acute necrotizing myopathy of intensive care: electrophysiological studies. Muscle Nerve 17 (1994) 285-292