Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is ineffective for treating quadriceps muscle wasting with ruptured aneurysm: A case report.

Masafumi Nozoe, Arisa Kamo, Shinichi Shimada, Kyoshi Mase

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Masafumi NozoeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Konan Women's University, Japan.

Arisa KamoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Itami Kousei Neurosurgical Hospital, Itami, Japan.

Shinichi ShimadaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Itami Kousei Neurosurgical Hospital, Itami, Japan.

Kyoshi MaseDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Konan Women's University, Japan.

Konan Women's University · JPItami City Hospital · JP

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Abstract

introductionNeuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a preventive intervention for muscle wasting in patients with aneurysms during the acute phase; however, its efficacy still remains unclear. In this case study, we report the effects of NMES on quadriceps muscle wasting for a patient with ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms during the acute phase. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 66-year-old woman was admitted because of a ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm resulting from intracerebral hematoma with subarachnoid hemorrhage. The following day, the patient started undergoing 60-120-min NMES treatment for both her quadriceps muscles, which was continued for 10 days in 2 weeks. Quadriceps muscle thickness as measured by ultrasonography was decreased in both sides (26% and 35% for the right and left sides, respectively). The compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude in the peroneal nerve was also decreased in both sides (73% vs 76%). DISCUSSION: The lack of efficacy of NMES in preventing muscle wasting is the decreased CMAP amplitude in this patient, which showed the possibility of existence of critical illness polyneuropathy.

conclusionNMES had no effect on quadriceps muscle wasting in a patient with ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms who had decreased CMAP amplitude in the peroneal nerve during the acute phase. NMES is not effective for patients with peripheral nerve conduction abnormalities.

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Case reportCIM, critical illness myopathyCINM, CIP and CIMCIP, critical illness polyneuropathyCMAP, compound muscle action potentialCritical illnessCSD, cross sectional diameterEDB, extensor digitorum brevisElectric stimulation therapyFSS-ICU, Functional Status Score for the ICUGCS, Glasgow coma scaleICU-AW, ICU-acquired weaknessMCVs, motor conduction velocitiesMRC sum score, Medical Research Council sum scoreMuscle weaknessNCV, nerve conduction velocityNMES, Neuromuscular electrical stimulationQMT, quadriceps muscle thicknessRF, rectus femorisVI, vastus intermedius

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PMID30294437

DOI10.1016/j.amsu.2018.09.011

PMCPMC6170208

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