Use of electrophysiologic testing

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2009, Pages

  Latronico, Nicola ^a   Shehu, Indrit ^b   Guarneri, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axonal excitability; Bioenergetic failure; Direct muscle stimulation; Electromyography; Electroneurography; Insulin; Myopathy; Neuropathy; Peroneal nerve

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOPATHY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEPSIS;

EID: 70350516965     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b6f9f3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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