Clinical and electrophysiological predictors of respiratory failure in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a prospective study

MC Durand, R Porcher, D Orlikowski, J Aboab… - The Lancet …, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Respiratory failure is the most serious short-term complication of Guillain-Barré
syndrome and can require invasive mechanical ventilation in 20–30% of patients. We …

[PDF][PDF] 急性心源性肺水肿机械通气治疗效果及对血流动力学的影响

展春, 秦英智, 张纳新, 徐磊, 张伟 - 2006 - cccm-em120.com
" 摘要# 目的研究急性心源性肺水肿$% &'() 机械通气治疗方法* 比较持续气道正压成比例压力
支持$ &'%'''+), 持续气道正压压力支持通气$ &'%''+-) 两种模式对血流动力学的影响. 方法//例 …

Management of acute ventilatory failure

B Chakrabarti, PMA Calverley - Postgraduate medical journal, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Acute ventilatory failure is a challenging yet increasingly common medical emergency
reflecting the growing burden of respiratory disease. It is not a diagnosis in itself but the end …

Mechanical ventilation in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

MI Ali, ER Fernández-Pérez, S Pendem… - Respiratory …, 2006 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome are commonly exposed to prolonged
mechanical ventilation. Specific data on ventilatory management of these patients have …

Prognosis and risk factors of early onset pneumonia in ventilated patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome

D Orlikowski, T Sharshar, R Porcher, D Annane… - Intensive care …, 2006 - Springer
Objective Invasive mechanical ventilation is required in 30% of patients with Guillain–Barré
syndrome (GBS) and is associated with pneumonia and increased mortality. Our objective …

Factors predicting extubation success in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

TN Nguyen, N Badjatia, A Malhotra, FK Gibbons… - Neurocritical Care, 2006 - Springer
Introduction Accurate prediction of successful extubation in patients with Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS) is an important clinical problem. We hypothesized that reversal of clinical …

Long-term outcome of Guillain-Barré syndrome

S Koeppen, K Kraywinkel, TE Wessendorf… - Neurocritical care, 2006 - Springer
Objectives To investigate long-term neurological residua after Guillain-Barré syndrome
(GBS) and to evaluate the predictive value of respiratory insufficiency during the acute stage …

Guillain-Barré syndrome in the emergency department

DC McGillicuddy, O Walker, NI Shapiro… - Annals of emergency …, 2006 - Elsevier
Weakness and paresthesias are common chief complaints for emergency department (ED)
visits. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an uncommon but serious cause of weakness, with an …

Clipping vs coiling of posterior communicating artery aneurysms with third nerve palsy

GKC Wong, SC Ng, PK Tsang, WS Poon - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
To the Editor: Buxbaum's excellent article on amyloidoses refers to amyloidosis of familial
Mediterranean fever (FMF). 1 AA amyloidosis related with FMF represents a distinct entity of …

Treatment and prevention of the amyloidoses: Can the lessons learned be applied to sporadic inclusion-body myositis?

JN Buxbaum - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
The amyloid fibril represents a final common pathologic pathway for a variety of human
proteins, all of which have a propensity to misfold. Each seems to require a predisposing …