Acute flaccid myelitis a review of the literature [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare neurological disorder that first rose to national attention in 2014. This neurological disorder has a biennial presentation with every other even year being a peak year.
Darina Dinov, Jeffrey R. Donowitz
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Acute flaccid myelitis in Europe between 2016 and 2023: indicating the need for better registration [PDF]
EurosurveillanceBackground Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare polio-like condition affecting mainly children and characterised by severe, often persistent, weakness. It is one of several causes of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), which manifests as acute onset of limb
Kimberley S.M. Benschop
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Pediatric Care OnlineBackground: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare debilitating poliomyelitis-like illness characterized by the sudden onset of flaccid palsy in the extremities.
Yarovaya K, Rayi A.
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A First Case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Related to Enterovirus D68 in Belgium: Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in NeurologyIntroduction: We describe the first case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) related to enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection in Belgium. The clinical and radiological presentation of AFM associated with EV-D68 although well described currently remains a ...
Marine Rodesch +7 more
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J Educ Teach Emerg Med, 2022 Emergency medicine residents and medical students on emergency medicine rotation.Although a somewhat rare disease, acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) can cause death, and for those pediatric patients that survive, less than 10% have full recovery.1 A cluster of cases that resembled polio was first described in California in 2012.2 After 120 cases of the ...
Zappa D, Herman LL.
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Nerve transfers improve upper limb function in children with acute flaccid myelitis. [PDF]
Brain SpineObjective Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare disease affecting the spinal cord resulting in flaccid weakness that may involve any limb and can lead to significant long-term sequalae.
Serafimova M +3 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis in a polio-like syndrome [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 Ronaldo Gonçalves Pereira +2 more
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Diaphragm Interventions in Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Single-Center Retrospective Case Series of Diaphragm Pacing Systems and Phrenic Nerve Transfers. [PDF]
Pediatr NeurolSTRUCTURED ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) affects anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, leading to paralysis of proximal extremity and respiratory musculature.
Khalifeh JM +7 more
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A case of enterovirus D68-associated acute flaccid myelitis in an immunocompromised adult, Australia. [PDF]
ASM Case RepBackground Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a predominantly pediatric, polio-like syndrome associated with enterovirus D68. AFM in adults is rare, reported predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Case Summary Here, we report detection of enterovirus D68
Lizak N +17 more
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EV68-228-N monoclonal antibody treatment halts progression of paralysis in a mouse model of EV-D68 induced acute flaccid myelitis. [PDF]
mBioIn 2014, 2016, and 2018, infection with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was associated with outbreaks of a poliomyelitis-like paralytic syndrome, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
Rudy MJ +9 more
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