Acute quadriplegia complicating critical illness polyneuropathy in a patient with infective endocarditis: A case report

Journal of Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-157

  Chen, Hsiang Cheng ^a   Tsai, Chien Sung ^a   Lee, Jiunn Tay ^a   Chen, Chuu An ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Critical illness polyneuropathy; Infective endocarditis; Quadriplegia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; POLYNEUROPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 12444311721     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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