Clinical Approach to Pediatric Transverse Myelitis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Acute Flaccid Myelitis [PDF]
Children, 2019 Pediatric transverse myelitis (TM) is an acquired, immune-mediated disorder that leads to injury of the spinal cord and often manifests as weakness, numbness, bowel dysfunction, and/or bladder dysfunction. Multiple etiologies for myelitis can result in a
Cynthia Wang, Benjamin Greenberg
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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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Enterovirus D68 Infection in Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Colorado, USA, 2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 During August 8, 2014–October 14, 2014, a total of 11 children with acute flaccid myelitis and distinctive neuroimaging changes were identified near Denver, Colorado, USA.
Negar Aliabadi +9 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis in Switzerland – association with enterovirus D68 [PDF]
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023 Poliomyelitis-like acute flaccid myelitis associated with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has emerged globally during the past decade. Here we describe the first documented case reported from Switzerland, and a second, suspected case occurring in temporal ...
Sandra Bigi +5 more
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated with Enterovirus D68 in Children, Argentina, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 After a 2014 outbreak of severe respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68 in the United States, sporadic cases of acute flaccid myelitis have been reported worldwide.
Carolina M. Carballo +10 more
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated transverse myelitis presenting as asymmetric flaccid paralysis
Clinics and Practice, 2019 Acute transverse myelitis is a rare spinal cord inflammatory disorder that manifests as sudden onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions.
Shafee Salloum +2 more
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Pediatric Care OnlineKey Points Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) presents with acute onset of weakness and paralysis due to damage to the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord with median age at onset of 4 to 6 years.Incidence of AFM has fluctuated with biennial spikes occurring in the late summer and early fall.AFM has been associated with several viral ...
Yarovaya K, Rayi A.
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Enterovirus D68–Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2020 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a serious neurologic condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis in previously healthy children. Since clusters of cases were first reported in 2014, nationwide surveillance has demonstrated sharp increases in AFM ...
Sarah Kidd +5 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis associated with enterovirus D68 in a non-epidemic setting
IDCases, 2019 Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a recently defined clinical disease accompanied by the national outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in the United States during the late summer/fall of 2014; 258 cases of EV-D68 and 59 cases of AFM were reported in Japan ...
Kazuki Hatayama +8 more
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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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