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Ann Clin Neurophysiol. 2002; 4(2): 91-97.
Critical Illness Myopathy
Dong Kuck Lee
Copyright © 2002 The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
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ABSTRACT
The field of critical care medicine has flourished, but an unfortunate result of improved patient survival in the intensive care unit is the occurrence of certain acquired neuromuscular disorders. During the lase two decades, various neuromuscular disorders were recognized as common cause of weakness occurring in critically ill patients. The two most common disorders are an acute quadriplegic myopathy predominantly associated with the use of intravenous corticosteroids and neuromuscular junction blocking agents and severe systemic illness termed critical illness myopathy(CIM), and an axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy termed critical illness polyneuropathy. I will review briefly about general components of the CIM.
Key words: Critical illness myopathy
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