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Critical illness myopathy.
Curr Opin Rheumatol
November 2012
Division of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, University of Brescia at Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
Purpose Of Review: To describe the incidence, major risk factors, and the clinical, electrophysiological, and histological features of critical illness myopathy (CIM). Major pathogenetic mechanisms and long-term consequences of CIM are also reviewed.
Recent Findings: CIM is frequently associated with critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP), and may have a relevant impact on patients' outcome.