Admit
Consider ICU admission for:
Respiratory muscle weakness
Bulbar weakness causing impaired airway protection
Altered mental status
Autonomic instability
Cervical lesion on MRI
Rapidly progressive course
Respiratory muscle weakness
Bulbar weakness causing impaired airway protection
Altered mental status
Autonomic instability
Cervical lesion on MRI
Rapidly progressive course
Acute flaccid myelitis
Neuromuscular weakness
Transverse myelitis
Upper motor neuron:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CVA
Lateral medullary syndrome
Hemorrhagic stroke