Berin Inan, Can Ebru Bekircan-Kurt, Zeynep Ergul-Ulger, Merve Yilmaz, Zeliha Gunnur Dikmen, Ethem Murat Arsava, Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu, Omur Caglar, Merve Basol, Ergun Karaagaoglu, Sevim Erdem-Ozdamar, Ersin Tan, Cagri Mesut Temucin
BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) defines generalized muscle weakness seen in critically ill patients in the absence of other causative factors. Herein, we aimed to evaluate ICUAW in stroke patients by electrodiagnostic testing, histopathology, and assessment of respiratory complex activities (RCA), to define the frequency of ICUAW in this patient group, and to reach new parameters for early prediction and diagnosis. METHODS: We prospectively recruited twenty-four severe acute stroke patients during a sixteen-month period...
October 2022: Acta Neurologica Belgica