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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
PubMed
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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.

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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.