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Lower motor neuron paralysis with extensive cord atrophy in parainfectious acute transverse myelitis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014
We describe a young patient of acute transverse myelitis (ATM) who developed true lower motor neuron (LMN) type flaccid paraplegia as a result of anterior horn cell damage in the region of cord inflammation that extended from conus upwards up to the D4 ...
Sunil Pradhan, Ajit Kumar
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A Rare Clinical Manifestation of Disseminated Tuberculosis: Case Report of Tuberculous Meningitis With Flaccid Paralysis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This case highlights a rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis in a child, manifesting as tuberculous meningitis and flaccid paralysis due to spinal tuberculosis. Timely initiation of antitubercular therapy, corticosteroids, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement led to full recovery, emphasizing tuberculosis consideration in atypical
Aisha Haleem, Saad Ashraf, Areeba Ahsan, Maria Qadri, Iqra shahid, Biruk Demisse Ayalew   +5 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis in childhood: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clusters of acute limb weakness in paediatric patients have been linked to outbreaks of non-polio enteroviruses, termed acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
J. L. Freeman, R. J. Leventer, Andersen, EW, Ryan, MM, M. M. Ryan, Kornberg, AJ, Freeman, JL, E. W. Andersen, A. J. Kornberg, Leventer, RJ   +9 more
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States: 2015–2017 [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2019
BACKGROUND: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a neurologic condition characterized by flaccid limb weakness. After a large number of reports of AFM in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began standardized surveillance in the United States to characterize the disease burden and explore potential ...
Tracy, Ayers, Adriana, Lopez, Adria, Lee, Anita, Kambhampati, W Allan, Nix, Elizabeth, Henderson, Shannon, Rogers, William C, Weldon, M Steven, Oberste, James, Sejvar, Sarah E, Hopkins, Mark A, Pallansch, Janell A, Routh, Manisha, Patel   +13 more
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High‐Dependency Care Without Mechanical Ventilation for Severe Guillain–Barré Syndrome in a Rural Low‐Income Setting

Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a major cause of neuromuscular respiratory failure globally. In many low‐income settings, access to mechanical ventilation and disease‐modifying therapy is limited. We describe the management of a young woman with rapidly progressive GBS and bulbar weakness in a mission hospital in northern Madagascar without access to ...
Lesley Notghi, Louise Little, Joel Chin, Chiara Lazzeri   +3 more
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Anesthetic Care of a Child With Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Journal of Medical Cases, 2019
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a neurological disorder that affects the anterior horn of the spinal cord, resulting in progressive weakness, loss of motor function, hypotonia and hyporeflexia. Given the progressive and frequently long-term neurological involvement of AFM, patients may require anesthetic care during radiological imaging or other ...
Kanaparthi, Anuradha, Tobias, Joseph D.
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Cryptogenic Multifocal Infarctions Involving Brain and Spinal Cord in a Patient With Patent Foramen Ovale: A Case Report

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
We report the case of a 46‐year‐old female with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who presented with acute onset flaccid quadriplegia, respiratory distress, and multifocal cerebral infarctions. Initial clinical suspicion favored inflammatory myelopathy; however, advanced neuroimaging demonstrated a long‐segment anterior spinal cord ...
Mohamed Zuhail Kizhakka Peediyakkal, Nabil Sherif Mahmood, Ashraf Abdulla Molokhia, Bara Mahmoud F. Alqudah, Navaf K. Mohamedali, Georgy Itty Paniker, Ahmed Daniyal Nawaz, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Suraiya Saleem   +8 more
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A novel outbreak enterovirus D68 strain associated with acute flaccid myelitis cases in the USA (2012–14): a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Enterovirus D68 was implicated in a widespread outbreak of severe respiratory illness across the USA in 2014 and has also been reported sporadically in patients with acute flaccid myelitis.
Stryke, Doug, Clayton, Anna, Dominguez, Samuel R, Chiu, Charles Y, Glaser, Carol, Van Haren, Keith, Messacar, Kevin, Yagi, Shigeo, Wadford, Debra, Yu, Guixia, Greninger, Alexander L, Anderson, Christopher, Messenger, Sharon, Xia, Dongxiang, Somasekar, Sneha, Naccache, Samia N, Watt, James P, Aldrovandi, Grace, Federman, Scot   +18 more
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Acute flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in children : a fact sheet for parents [PDF]

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs. If your child develops these symptoms, you should seek medical care for your child right away.For more information on acute flaccid myelitis, visit www.

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Atypical Presentation of Rapidly Progressive Guillain–Barré Syndrome With Dysautonomia in an Adolescent With Persistent Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: A Case Report

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune‐mediated polyradiculoneuropathy and the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis in children. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent antecedent infection in pediatric GBS and has been associated with a severe, rapidly progressive course with heterogeneous neurologic manifestations, creating ...
Madhu Parna Chakrabarti, Richard Sultan, Daniel Ruderfer, Katherine Hickey, Kaylita Chantiluke   +4 more
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