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[Critical illness polyneuropathy]
A A Op de Coul1, G A Verheul, E Zomer
1Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, afd. Neurologie, Tilburg.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|September 15, 1990
Summary
Critical illness polyneuropathy, a neuromuscular complication post-artificial respiration, affects patients with severe weakness. Prognosis is generally favorable, with causes including combined polyneuropathy and myopathy.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Physiology
Background:
- Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is a neuromuscular disorder.
- It frequently occurs in patients requiring prolonged artificial respiration.
- CIP presents as severe flaccid tetraparesis, areflexia, and muscle atrophy.