Combination of histopathological and electromyographic patterns can help to evaluate functional outcome of critical ill patients with neuromuscular weakness syndromes

Table 3 Clinical outcome in 15 patients with neuromuscular weakness syndrome

Patient	Type^a	ICU stay (days)	Clinical outcome	Ambulatory activity without assistance in <3 months	Ambulatory activity without assistance in 3–12 months	Nonambulatory	Mechanical ventilation^b
1	N	86	TP, death (day 120)	No	No	Yes	No
2	N	80	Slight proximal TP, normal tendon reflexes	No	No	Yes	No
3	N	25	Complete recovery with normal tendon reflexes	Yes	Yes	No	No
4	N	51	TP with marked atrophies, death (day 51)	No	No	Yes	Yes
5	N	44	Complete recovery of legs, distal spasticity of arms	Yes	Yes	No	No
6	N	45	Slight proximal TP	Yes	Yes	No	No
7	NM	281	TP with marked atrophies, death (day 281)	No	No	Yes	Yes
8	NM	76	TP with marked atrophies	No	No	Yes	No
9	NM	105	TP with marked atrophies, death (day 105)	No	No	Yes	Yes
10	M	204	TP with marked atrophies, death (day 204)	No	No	Yes	Yes
11	M	57	Slight left upper MP	Yes	Yes	No	No
12	M	91	Slight proximal TP	No	Yes	No	No
13	M	45	TP with marked atrophies, death (day 45)	No	No	Yes	Yes
14	M	56	Complete recovery with normal tendon reflexes	Yes	Yes	No	No
15	M	36	TP with marked atrophies, death (day 36)	No	No	Yes	No

^aType of neurological lesion. ^bWeaning from mechanical ventilation at the end of the intensive care unit (ICU) stay. M, myopathy; MP, monoparesia; N, neuropathy; NM, neuromyopathy; TP, tetraparesia.

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