Open AccessPseudo-Locked-In Syndrome and Apnea Due to Critical Illness Myopathy
Author(s) -
Selena Au,
Darrel Cotton,
Andreas Krämer,
Jeffery Joseph
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
canadian journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2369-1778
pISSN - 1911-1606
DOI - 10.22374/cjgim.v11i1.117
Subject(s) - medicine , myopathy , critical illness polyneuropathy , critical illness , polyneuropathy , weakness , critically ill , intensive care medicine , respiratory failure , pediatrics , surgery
Critical Illness myopathy and polyneuropathy are common complications that occur in critically ill patients. Critical Illness myopathy and polyneuropathy are typically recognized in the ICU setting by the development of acquired weakness and failure to wean from ventilatory support. We report a case of a patient who developed severe critical illness myopathy that resulted in near-quadriplegia, apnea and ophthalmoplegia.