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- Part of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in Sepsis
- Usually overlaps with critical illness myopathy
- Limb and diaphragm weakness
- Decreased deep tendon reflexes
- Preserved cranial muscle strength
- CSF: mild increase in proteins
- EMG: axonal degeneration of motor nerves and sensory nerves
- Histology: axonal degeneration, denervation atrophy
- Most cases resolve after weeks or months