Summary: <p>In this episode of Critical Matters, we discuss acute neuromuscular disorders in the intensive care unit with Dr. M. Kamran Athar. The discussion focuses on the Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis.</p> <p>Dr. M. Kamran Athar is a practicing neuro intensivist at the Farber Institute for Neuroscience in Philadelphia. Dr. Athar is an assistant professor of Medicine and of Neurology at the Jefferson School of Medicine in Philadelphia. </p> <h2><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></h2> <p>The clinical management of neuromuscular disorders in intensive care: <a href="https://bit.ly/2wWlYe1">https://bit.ly/2wWlYe1</a></p> <p>Early predictors of mechanical ventilation in Guillain-Barré syndrome: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Icb1vi">https://bit.ly/2Icb1vi</a></p> <p>International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Ic2g4I">https://bit.ly/2Ic2g4I</a></p> <h2> <strong>Books Mentioned in this Episode</strong>:</h2> <p><em>How Doctors Think</em> by Jerome Groopman: <a href="https://amzn.to/2ZmHSmV">https://amzn.to/2ZmHSmV</a></p>
