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 …

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

Faced with a patient presenting with rapidly progressive weakness, the clinician has three
major tasks. The first is to support vital functions and to stabilize the patient; the second is to …

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 …

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 …

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

Neurologists should be able to anticipate and recognise the onset of respiratory failure in
patients with neuromuscular disorders. Symptoms will differ depending on the speed of …

Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) can affect all major respiratory muscles, leading to the
development of respiratory failure, which is the most common cause of morbidity and …

Neuromuscular ventilatory weakness can be difficult to recognize because the symptoms
can be nocturnal, nonspecific, or attributed to other conditions. The presence of respiratory …

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