TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuromuscular disorders in the intensive care unit
AU - Marinelli, William A.
AU - Leatherman, James W
PY - 2002/11/1
Y1 - 2002/11/1
N2 - Neuromuscular disorders encountered in the ICU can be categorized as muscular diseases that lead to ICU admission and those that are acquired in the ICU. This article discusses three neuromuscular disorders can lead to ICU admission and have a putative immune-mediated pathogenesis: the Guillian-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and dermatomyositis/polymyositis. It also reviews critical care polyneuropathy and ICU acquired myopathy, two disorders that, alone or in combination, are responsible for nearly all cases of severe ICU acquired muscle weakness.
AB - Neuromuscular disorders encountered in the ICU can be categorized as muscular diseases that lead to ICU admission and those that are acquired in the ICU. This article discusses three neuromuscular disorders can lead to ICU admission and have a putative immune-mediated pathogenesis: the Guillian-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and dermatomyositis/polymyositis. It also reviews critical care polyneuropathy and ICU acquired myopathy, two disorders that, alone or in combination, are responsible for nearly all cases of severe ICU acquired muscle weakness.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036838686&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0036838686&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0749-0704(02)00020-9
DO - 10.1016/S0749-0704(02)00020-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12418447
AN - SCOPUS:0036838686
SN - 0749-0704
VL - 18
SP - 915
EP - 929
JO - Critical Care Clinics
JF - Critical Care Clinics
IS - 4
ER -