Critical Illness Neuropathy
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It is usually associated with or accompanied with a coma producing septic encephalopathy. The neuropathy is usually not apparent and may be noted only when the brain dysfunction is resolving. Patients usually have a protracted hospital course complicated by multi-organ failure and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Elevated serum glucose levels and reduced albumin is risk factors for nerve dysfunction, as is prolonged intensive care unit Stay.
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Neuromuscular Disorders in Critically-Ill Patients – Approaches to Electrophysiologic Changes in Critical Illness Neuropathy and Myopathy
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