Patients with neuromuscular disorders may require treatment on the intensive care unit
(ICU) if they develop respiratory weakness, severe cardiomyopathy or arrhythmia, or, less …

Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with neuromuscular disorders are either admitted for
an acute life‐threatening disease of new onset such as Guillain–Barré syndrome, or for a …

Acute neuromuscular diseases may need intensive care unit (ICU)-level care. Myasthenia
gravis is the prototypical autoimmune disorder involving the neuromuscular junction, while …

Neuromuscular diseases may require ICU care for three primary disease-associated
reasons Respiratory muscle weakness Bulbar muscle weakness, leading to failure to protect …

A wide variety of neuromuscular conditions can result in severe generalized as well as
respiratory muscle weakness, requiring admission to the ICU. Patients with such conditions …

Neuromuscular diseases are conditions of the motor unit affecting the nervous system,
inclusively between the anterior horn cells and the muscle. The occurrence of some of these …

Neuromuscular disorders are increasingly recognized as a significant contributor of
morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). This recognition is largely brought …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Weakness is a common reason patients are seen in neurologic
consultation. This article reviews the differential diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders in the …

Neuromuscular disorders include pathological processes involving one or more
components of the motor unit comprising a motor neuron with its axon and myelin sheath …

Critical care of patients with neuromuscular disease has evolved over the years to include
diagnosis, recognition, and management of the natural progression of these disorders as …