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Statistical analyses were used to compare muscle properties between time points (hospital admission vs. discharge) and between groups (patients with vs. without motor sequelae). Significance was set at 5%. Hospitalization had a significant effect on muscle thickness, cross-sectional area, and echogenicity in patients with and without motor sequelae (p &lt; 0.05, effect sizes between 0.104 and 0.475). Patients with motor sequelae exhibited greater alterations in muscle echogenicity than those without (p &lt; 0.05, effect sizes between 0.182 and 0.211). Changes in muscle thickness and cross-sectional area were similar between the groups (p &gt; 0.05). Neurocritical patients experience significant muscle deterioration during hospitalization. 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