A 17 year-old girl with a demyelinating disease requiring mechanical ventilation: a case report.

Background: Demyelinating diseases cause destruction of the myelin sheath, while axons are relatively spared. Pathologically, demyelination can be the result of an inflammatory process, viral infection, acquired metabolic derangement and ischemic insult. Three diseases that can cause inflammatory demyelination of the CNS are: Multiple sclerosis (MS), Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and Acute hemorrhagic leucoencephalitis.

Salmonella enteritidis meningitis in a first time diagnosed AIDS patient: case report.

Unlabelled: We describe a patient with salmonella enteritidis meningitis and unknown HIV infection.

Setting: A 14-bed adult intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital.The patient was brought to the emergency department with fever, nuchal rigidity and confusion.

Immediate post-operative effects of tracheotomy on respiratory function during mechanical ventilation.

Introduction: Tracheotomy is widely performed in the intensive care unit after long-term oral intubation. The present study investigates the immediate influence of tracheotomy on respiratory mechanics and blood gases during mechanical ventilation.

Methods: Tracheotomy was performed in 32 orally intubated patients for 10.

Muscular mass assessed by ultrasonography after administration of low-dose corticosteroids and muscle relaxants in critically ill hemiplegic patients.

Background Aims: The present study investigates the influence of low-dose and short- term administration of corticosteroids and muscle relaxants on the muscular mass (MM) in hemiplegic ICU patients, with the aid of ultrasonography (U/S).

Methods: Thirty-seven patients hospitalised in the ICU for 18.6+/-3.