Emergency Neurological Life Support: Acute Non-traumatic Weakness.
Neurocrit Care
; 27(Suppl 1): 29-50, 2017 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28916943
ABSTRACT
Acute non-traumatic weakness may be life-threatening if it involves the respiratory muscles and/or is associated with autonomic dysfunction. Most patients presenting with acute muscle weakness have a worsening neurological disorder that requires a rapid, systematic evaluation and detailed neurological exam to localize the disorder. Urgent laboratory tests and neuroimaging are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Because acute weakness is a common presenting sign of neurological emergencies, it was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support protocol. Causes of acute non-traumatic weakness are discussed here by both presenting clinical signs and anatomical location. For each diagnosis, key features of the history, examination, investigations, and treatment are outlined in the included tables or in the "Appendix".
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Resuscitation
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Clinical Protocols
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Muscle Weakness
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Emergency Medical Services
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Airway Management
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Nervous System Diseases
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Neurology
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurocrit Care
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
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