Table 2

 Clinical results

PatientAge (y)SexdEMGNMBACSSepsATBMOFResp FRenal FDiab MCKRecovery*
*Clinical motor status at Henri Mondor Hospital ICU discharge (D, day of final examination after ICU admission).
ATB, antibiotics; CK, creatine kinase plasma level (U/l); CS, corticosteroids; DEMG, day of neurophysiological examination after paresis observation; Diab M, insulin requiring diabetes mellitus; ICU, intensive care unit; MOF, multiple organ failure; NMBA, neuromuscular block agents; Renal F, renal failure; Resp F, respiratory failure; Seps, sepsis; y, years.
No MNS/DMS abnormalities
138M17Yes3Yes400Partial (D32)
235F20YesYesYes3Yes6580Partial (D43)
332M21Yes3Yes800None (D43)
481M4Yes32805None (D19)
Pure myopathy
569M21Yes6YesYes17None (D43)
650M21Yes2YesYes278Yes (D60)
766M21YesYes5YesYes192None (D41)
865F3Yes43Yes (D40)
971M2Yes700Partial (D10)
1058M14Yes4YesYesYesYes103Yes (D55)
1167M21Yes2YesYesYes17None (D35)
1269F2YesYes4YesYes17None (D24)
1346F2YesYesYesYes12 000Partial (D25)
Predominant myopathy
1476M16YesYesYes4YesYesYes34Yes (D85)
1557F4YesYesYes94None (D123)
1649M21YesYesYes98None (D100)
1779M10YesYes3YesYes35None (D88)
1871M21YesYes3YesYesYesYes240None (D48)
1969M21Yes6Yes196None (D38)
2069M21YesYes5Yes164Yes (D90)
2146F14YesYesYes5YesYesYes137Yes (D40)
2267F21Yes6YesYes38None (D40)
2363M5YesYes4Yes24Yes (D35)
Neuromyopathy
2472M21Yes3Yes17None (D63)
2557F3YesYes3Yes355None (D36)
2632M21YesYes5Yes800None (D64)
2770M11YesYesYes3YesYes5990Yes (D48)
2882F2Yes182None (D15)
Predominant neuropathy
2979M14YesYes5YesYesYes35None (D65)
Pure neuropathy
3046M15YesYes3YesYes674None (D29)