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Critical illness neuropathy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11527283     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Critical illness neuropathy frequently accompanies the septic syndrome in intensive care units. Another entity that may occur independently or concurrently in critically ill patients is a myopathy, giving rise to difficulties in distinguishing between them. The two patients described had sensorimotor axonal peripheral neuropathy. Axonopathy as a rule has a poor prognosis for recovery, which is slow and often incomplete. There are few reports of the functional outcome after rehabilitation therapy. The two patients described had 5-6 weeks of active rehabilitation therapy with improvement from moderate/severe disability at the onset to slight debility at the end of therapy.
Authors:
N Nagaratnam; G Jamieson; K Chiu; C Ramos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurorehabilitation and neural repair     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1545-9683     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurorehabil Neural Repair     Publication Date:  2001  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-08-30     Completed Date:  2002-02-26     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100892086     Medline TA:  Neurorehabil Neural Repair     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  81-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services, Department of Medicine, Blacktown Hospital, NSW, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Critical Illness / psychology*
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*,  physiopathology,  rehabilitation
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

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