Patients with both defined and undiagnosed neuromuscular disorders are frequently
admitted to hospital services and neurologists must be able to recognize and intervene …

Objective To identify the spectrum of causes, analyze the usefulness of diagnostic tests, and
recognize prognostic factors in patients with acute neuromuscular respiratory failure …

Respiratory failure is a common and potentially life-threatening complication of
neuromuscular diseases. Prompt recognition and accurate diagnosis of new or worsening …

Abstract Purpose of Review: Neurologists working in the hospital are often called to evaluate
patients with severe muscle weakness. Some of these patients can develop ventilatory …

Respiratory complications, pneumonia and respiratory failure, are the major causes of death
in patients with severe neuromuscular disease. l4 The development of acute respiratory …

A wide variety of neurologic disorders cause acute generalized weakness precipitating
hospital admission and neurologic evaluation; serious dysfunction of the neuromuscular …

The incidence of neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) ranges from 0.05 to 9 per 100,000/y and
the prevalence is between 1 and 10 per 100,000 population. 1 However, they are the …

Background Acute neuromuscular respiratory failure (NMRF) is a life-threatening feature of a
variety of neurological conditions that can present in extremis prior to the establishment of a …

The diagnostic approach to a patient with respiratory failure starts with the determination of
whether the respiratory failure is the result of a cardiopulmonary disease versus a primary …

Imminent neuromuscular respiratory failure is recognized by shortness of breath,
restlessness, and tachycardia and is often followed by tachypnea, constantly interrupting …