Motor diseases of the peripheral nervous system that can present with acute respiratory compromise
| Peripheral nerve Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome) Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy |
| Neuromuscular junction Myasthenia gravis Lambert-Eaton syndrome Botulism |
| Muscle Polymyositis Dermatomyositis Spinal muscular atrophy Muscular dystrophy |
| Motor neuron disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Progressive bulbar palsy |