title: Neuromuscular Disease in the Neurointensive Care Unit.
abstract: Neuromuscular diseases are syndromic disorders that affect nerve, muscle, and/or neuromuscular junction. Knowledge about the management of these diseases is required for anesthesiologists, because these may frequently be encountered in the intensive care unit, operating room, and other settings. The challenges and advances in management for some of the neuromuscular diseases most commonly encountered in the operating room and neurointensive care unit are reviewed.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: Crespo
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Neurology, Duke University, Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: michael.james@duke.edu.
authors: Michael L Luke
authors: ML
authors: James
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy; D000758:Anesthesia; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000628:therapy; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Critical illness myopathy; Critical illness polyneuropathy; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Myasthenia gravis; Neuromuscular diseases