Validation of the peroneal nerve test to diagnose critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy in the intensive care unit: the multicentre Italian CRIMYNE-2 diagnostic accuracy study [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/3qr]

Validation of the peroneal nerve test to diagnose critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy in the intensive care unit: the multicentre Italian CRIMYNE-2 diagnostic accuracy study [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/3qr]

Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of the peroneal nerve test (PENT) in the diagnosis of critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and myopathy (CIM) in the intensive care unit (ICU). We hypothesised that abnormal reduction of peroneal compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude predicts CIP/CIM...

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Main Authors: Nicola Latronico, Giovanni Nattino, Bruno Guarneri, Nazzareno Fagoni, Aldo Amantini, Guido Bertolini, and GiVITI Study Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2014-06-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
Neuromuscular Diseases
Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/3-127/v2

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http://f1000research.com/articles/3-127/v2

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