Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and myopathy (CIM) are complications of critical illness
that present with muscle weakness and failure to wean from the ventilator. In addition to …

Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute inflammatory immune-mediated
polyradiculoneuropathy presenting typically with tingling, progressive weakness, and pain …

Die außerklinische Beatmung über einen invasiven oder nichtinvasiven Beatmungszugang
ist mittlerweile etablierter Standard. Entsprechend wurde bereits im Jahr 2010 unter der …

Patients with chronic neuromuscular diseases such as spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, and muscular dystrophies experience respiratory complications that are cared for …

Already established as a'classic'in the field, Clinical Tests of Respiratory Function presents
an authoritative yet accessible account of this complex area, fusing the basic principles of …

Objectives Respiratory muscle weakness with higher ventilatory demands were reported
even in patients recovering from only mild COVID-19 symptoms. Aim of this study was to …

Electromyographers are often asked to evaluate patients presenting with dyspnea or
respiratory failure, to rule out an underlying neuromuscular cause for those symptoms …

In our clinical work we have occasionally encountered difficulties (eg, no response,
concomitant brachial plexus stimulation) in performing phrenic nerve conduction studies …

Phrenic neuropathy associated with brachial neuritis has been well described; however,
bilateral phrenic neuropathy with minimal or no involvement of the brachial plexus has not …

We describe an ultrasound (US)‐guided technique for needle examination of the diaphragm
and report a case in which the adjuvant use of diagnostic US in conjunction with …