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Researchers find potential method to treat Critical Illness Myopathy – News-Medical.Net
Critical Illness Myopathy has taken on a new relevance as a result of the Corona virus. CIM is the specialists’ term for a muscle weakness which occurs in patients being treated in intensive care for a longer period of time.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 9 2020
Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM) has taken on a new relevance as a result of the Corona virus. CIM is the specialists’ term for a muscle weakness which occurs in patients being treated in intensive care for a longer period of time. In a severe case of a Covid19 infection, for example, many patients need artificial ventilation for a long time – sometimes over several weeks. CIM subsequently occurs in up to 30 percent of these patients, and this can ent…
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