The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Sep 2005
Neuromuscular respiratory failure in Guillain-Barre Syndrome: evaluation of clinical and electrodiagnostic predictors.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has an unpredictable clinical course with up to 30% of patients requiring assisted ventilation during the course of their illness. Successful management mandates anticipation, prompt recognition and optimal treatment of neuromuscular respiratory failure in GBS. ⋯ Early progression to peak disability, bulbar dysfunction and autonomic instability predicted the development of neuromuscular respiratory paralysis in GBS. Early electrodiagnostic studies in this series suggest axonopathic GBS as a predictor of respiratory paralysis, a finding that needs to be evaluated with sufficient data to permit statistical analysis.
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J Assoc Physicians India · Sep 2005
Case ReportsCo-occurrence of emphysematous cystitis and emphysematous myositis in type 2 diabetes.
Emphysematous cystitis (EC) and emphysematous myositis (EM) are rare disorders and concurrent occurrence of both in a patient with type 2 diabetes has not been reported previously. We report a patient who presented with pneumaturia and later with pain in thigh and diagnosed of both concurrently.