Quadriplegic areflexic ICU illness: Selective thick filament loss and normal nerve histology
Areflexic quadriplegia that occurs in the intensive care unit (ICU) is commonly ascribed to critical illness polyneuropathy based upon electrophysiology or muscle light microscopy. However, electron microscopy often documents a selective thick filament loss myopathy. Eight ICU patients who developed...
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Published in | Muscle & nerve Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 499 - 505 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
01.10.2002
Wiley |
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