Author/Authors :
Baek, Wan Ki Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Inha University Hospital - Incheon, Korea , Kim, Young Sam Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Inha University Hospital - Incheon, Korea , Kim, Joung Taek Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Inha University Hospital - Incheon, Korea , Yoon, Byoung-Nam Department of Neurology - Inha University Hospital - Incheon, Korea
Abstract :
Critical illness neuromyopathy (CINM) is a sporadically reported disease in the setting of an intensive care unit developing in the process of managing a critical illness. The disease primarily affects the motor and sensory axons and results in severe limb weakness rendering ventilator weaning extremely difficult. We report a case of CINM after cardiac valve surgery. Quadriplegia developed after the
operation and resolved slowly over the following 2 months. The patient was discharged home free of neurologic symptoms.
Keywords :
critical illness , electromyography , nerve conduction , neuromuscular diseases , rehabilitation , thoracic surgery
