Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is a very rare complication of sepsis and multi-organ failure. Herein, we report the first case of CIP reported in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis, who improved with rehabilitation. A 55-year-old male …

In 1991, I was intrigued by a comatose head trauma patient who, after the resolution of severe intracranial hypertension and interruption of deep sedation, remained profoundly weak with virtually no movement of the limbs in response to painful …

Newly acquired neuromuscular weakness commonly develops in the setting of critical illness. This weakness delays recovery and often causes prolonged ventilator dependence. An axonal sensory-motor polyneuropathy, critical illness polyneuropathy …

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is common among patients in intensive care units (ICUs) [1, Class III]. However, it is rarely diagnosed in patients in most ICUs, because of the lack of knowledge, difficulties in clinical assessment, and …

Neuromuscular weakness commonly develops in the setting of critical illness. This weakness delays recovery and often causes prolonged ventilator dependence. An axonal sensory-motor polyneuropathy, critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP), is seen in …

Surgery for childhood appendicitis is considered to have good prognosis. Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is a rare devastating neuromuscular disorder characterised by profound axonal motor dysfunction of unknown aetiology. We report a unique …

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is an axional peripheral neuropathy. CIP is increasingly diagnosed in ICU patients. The prevalence of CIP, however, is essentially unknown, as are the risk factors of CIP. The aim of this study was to assess …

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and myopathy (CIM) are major complications of severe critical illness and its management. CIP/CIM prolongs weaning from mechanical ventilation and physical rehabilitation since both limb and respiratory …

Sepsis may cause not only failure of parenchymal organs but can also cause damage to peripheral nerves and skeletal muscles. It is now recognized that sepsis-mediated disorders of the peripheral nerves and the muscle, called critical illness …

Thirty to fifty percent of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit suffer from generalized neuromuscular weakness due to critical illness polyneuropathy, critical illness myopathy, or a combination of them, thus prolonging …

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Critical illness polyneuropathy is a well known complication of critical illness causing prolonged artificial ventilation, increased ICU and inhospital length of stay and higher mortality in critically ill patients. Although two studies reported …

Sirs: We read the article by Dr. Mohammadi and colleagues dealing with parameters that correlate with the severity of early stage critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) with great interest [ 5 ]. The authors performed nerve conduction studies and …

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) occurs in association with sepsis and multiple organ failure; however, little is known about the pathomechanisms of CIP and its therapy. In order to determine the parameters which interfere with development of …