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J Pediatr
; 126(2): 259-61, 1995 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7844674
RESUMO
Four children with prolonged dependency on a ventilator were found to have reversible quadriparesis, muscle wasting, and hyporeflexia after 8 to 20 days of assisted ventilation for life-threatening sepsis or respiratory failure. Critical illness neuromuscular disease, which was recently recognized as a distinct clinical syndrome in adults, may also be manifested in children by prolonged ventilatory dependency.