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Myopathies in the Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Douglas Zochodne
Douglas Zochodne*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary
*
University of Calgary, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Room 182A, 3330 Hospital Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N4N1
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Myopathies that occur in the intensive care unit can be divided into preexisting myopathies or newly acquired myopathies that develop in the intensive care unit. Myotonic dystrophy is an example of a preexisting myopathy that may render patients susceptible to acute respiratory failure following surgical procedures and anaesthesia. A group of myopathies that develop within the intensive care unit have been labelled acute necrotizing myopathy of intensive care, thick filament myopathy and acute steroid myopathy. Corticosteroids and nondepolarizing muscle blocking agents may play a role in their development.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue S1 , February 1998 , pp. S40 - S42
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1998

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