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Emerging trends and insights in acute flaccid myelitis: a comprehensive review of neurologic manifestations

Infectious Diseases, 2023
Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) is a neurological condition in the anterior portion of the spinal cord and can be characterised as paraplegia (paralysis of the lower limbs), and cranial nerve dysfunction.
Baljinder singh
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Recognition and Management of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Children

Pediatric Neurology, 2016
In 2014-2015, several regions of the United States experienced an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in pediatric patients. A common, unique feature was disease localization to the gray matter of the spinal cord.We report 11 children, ages 13 months to 14 years (median 9 years), in the Intermountain West who presented with extremity weakness (n = 10 ...
Joshua L Bonkowsky, Elizabeth Doll, Gary L Hedlund   +2 more
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Caused by Enterovirus Infection- A Case Report

Pakistan journal of neurological sciences
Enterovirus is a member of the Picornaviridae family, an enterovirus. It is suspected of causing a polio-like disorder called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
Ahmad Bilal, Tipu Sultan, Z. Ur-Rehman, A. Mehmood, Amber Shabbir, Javeria Raza   +5 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis and enterovirus D68: lessons from the past and present [PDF]

European Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Acute flaccid myelitis is characterized by the combination of acute flaccid paralysis and a spinal cord lesion largely restricted to the gray matter on magnetic resonance imaging.
Rinze F Neuteboom, Hubert G.M. Niesters, Oebele F Brouwer   +2 more
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An Overview of Acute Flaccid Myelitis

CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, 2022
: Acute Flaccid Myelitis is defined by the presence of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) and a spinal cord lesion on magnetic resonance imaging that is primarily limited to the grey matter. AFM is a difficult situation to deal with when you have a neurologic illness.
Aseem Setia, Jasween Bhatia, Sankha Bhattacharya   +2 more
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated With Enterovirus D68: A Review

Journal of Child Neurology, 2019
Acute flaccid myelitis is a disease that affects the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, leading to rapid onset of flaccid paralysis. Recent biennial epidemics, beginning in the summer of 2014, have been associated with enterovirus D68, although the ...
Kevin Messacar, Alison Christy
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis in an Adult

The Neurologist, 2020
Introduction: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a condition causing acute onset flaccid limb weakness primarily in children. Correlations with specific viral illnesses have been found, however, specific pathogenesis remains unknown.
Stephanie, Kazi, Matthew, Lommen, Justin, Persson   +2 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis in a pediatric patient: A case report.

The Nurse Practitioner
Valerie Griffin
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Children

Pediatrics in Review, 2019
1. Daniel R. Taylor, DO* 2. Sharyu Krishnakumar, MD* 1. *Department of Pediatrics, Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA An excerpt from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in April 2019 describes a 3-year-old boy from the Atlanta area.
Daniel R, Taylor, Sharyu, Krishnakumar
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