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Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) : what health care providers need to know [PDF]
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm (Eastern Time)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively investigating acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, a serious condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs.
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Comprehensive analysis of acute flaccid paralysis with and without myelitis in Taiwanese children
Italian Journal of PediatricsBackground Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a clinical syndrome marked by the sudden onset of muscle weakness or paralysis, requiring immediate medical intervention due to its potential for significant morbidity and mortality.
Chien-Heng Lin +4 more
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Elucidating the role of human skeletal muscles in the pathogenesis of enterovirus D68 infection
Life Science AllianceHuman skeletal muscles play a more direct role in the pathogenesis of enterovirus D68 through productive infection, which leads to structural destruction, functional loss, and hampered regeneration.
Brigitta M Laksono +10 more
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Multidisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation for Unilateral Neuromyelitis Optica: Case Report
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.ABSTRACT Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune condition that typically affects middle‐aged females and presents with bilateral neurological symptoms. Unilateral presentations are uncommon and often difficult to diagnose.
Antonio Vintimilla, Abigail Rekieta
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Acute flaccid myelitis : interim considerations for clinical management [PDF]
Posted November 7, 2014Please note: these considerations are intended to apply to \u201cacute flaccid myelitis\u201d as defined in the document, and are not intended to be generalized to all forms or etiologies of childhood acute flaccid paralysis, such ...
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Assessment of acute motor deficit in the pediatric emergency room
Jornal de PediatriaObjectives: This review article aimed to present a clinical approach, emphasizing the diagnostic investigation, to children and adolescents who present in the emergency room with acute-onset muscle weakness. Sources: A systematic search was performed in
Marcio Moacyr Vasconcelos +2 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) : promptly recognize & rapidly report [PDF]
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious syndrome (a pattern of symptoms) that causes limb weakness, mostly in children. Three national outbreaks have occurred starting in 2014, when CDC began surveillance for AFM.CS304508-Avs-0709-afm-H ...
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Neuromuscular DiseasesThe term “acute flaccid myelitis” is used to describe a condition characterized by acute flaccid paralysis of the limb, as well as damage to the motor neurons of the spinal cord.
O. Agranovich, I. Komolkin
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Lessons From Polio
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2019 AbstractWith the eradication of poliomyelitis in the United States, the appearance of acute flaccid myelitis outbreaks has raised questions regarding their causation. Review of the epidemiology, clinical aspects, and laboratory findings of bygone cases of poliomyelitis have revealed shows important similarities with those of newer cases of acute ...
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British Journal of Haematology, Volume 207, Issue 4, Page 1673-1678, October 2025.
Alexander W. Rankin +15 more
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