Severe axonal motor neuropathy after heat stroke
A 22-year-old healthy man experienced heat stroke while hiking and collapsed, resulting in multiorgan failure, cerebral edema, and prolonged intensive care unit stay. He developed flaccid tetraplegia, facial weakness, and dysphagia, and was diagnosed with severe axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy. R...
Main Authors: | Melanie Madeleine J. Quoilin, MD, Nikola Dragojlovic, DO |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams Wilkins
2023-12-01
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Series: | The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/ph9.0000000000000016 |
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