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Chapter 63. Respiratory Weakness—Toxic or Metabolic?

  1. Peter W. Kaplan MB, FRCP1,
  2. Thien Nguyen MD, PhD2

Published Online: 4 SEP 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444322972.ch63

Book Title

Clinical Electrophysiology

Clinical Electrophysiology

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How to Cite

Kaplan, P. W. and Nguyen, T. (2010) Respiratory Weakness—Toxic or Metabolic?, in Clinical Electrophysiology, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444322972.ch63

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MA, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MA, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 4 SEP 2010
  2. Published Print: 8 OCT 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405185295

Online ISBN: 9781444322972

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Keywords:

  • Respiratory weakness—toxic or metabolic?;
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS);
  • acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN);
  • acute intermittent porphyria (AIP);
  • compound motor action potential (CMAP)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Clinical Case

  • Differential Diagnosis

  • Diagnosis and Comment

  • Prognosis

  • Treatment

  • NCVS

  • References

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