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Acute flaccid myelitis in Canada, 2018 to 2019. [PDF]
Can Commun Dis Rep, 2020 Starting in 2014, biennial clusters of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), frequently described as "polio-like" illness, have been reported across the United States and elsewhere, often linked to enteroviruses. To assess AFM trends in Canada, we reviewed the Canadian Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System (CAFPSS) for cases reported during the 2018 and ...
Dickson C, Ho Mi Fane B, Squires SG.
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Acute flaccid myelitis: long-term outcomes recorded in the CAPTURE study compared with paediatric transverse myelitis [PDF]
BMJ Neurology Open, 2021 Background Since 2014, the USA has documented three outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Unique features and treatment responses of this myelitis variant have not been prospectively studied.
Gary Cutter +11 more
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Current Status and Diagnostic Challenges. [PDF]
J Clin Neurol, 2020 Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a sudden-onset polio-like neuromuscular disability found commonly in young children. There is an increasing incidence of confirmed AFM cases in the USA and other countries in recent years, and in association with nonpolio enterovirus infection.
Fang X, Huda R.
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Neurogenic shock due to transverse myelitis with Landry’s acute flaccid paralysis in a child [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2022 Neurogenic shock is a life-threatening condition mostly associated with cervical and high thoracic spine injury, whereas transverse myelitis leading to neurogenic shock is extremely rare.
Kiem Hao Tran +2 more
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Acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain–Barré syndrome in children: A comparative study with evaluation of diagnostic criteria [PDF]
European Journal of Neurology, 2022 Jelte Helfferich +2 more
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Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2019 ABSTRACT Acute flaccid myelitis is a poliolike illness affecting mainly children, which seems to occur every 2 years in the late summer and early fall. The 2018 outbreak was alarming to parents and healthcare providers because the etiology is still under investigation and long-term outcomes are unclear.
Cathy C, Cartwright, Jennifer L, Wessol
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Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant
Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine, 2022 The incidence rate of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in India was 12/100,000 people, whereas it is 0.71/million in the United States. The incidence of nonpolio AFM has increased over the years.[1] We present a young infant with a 3-day fever followed by ...
Antonieo Jude Raja Balraj +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 A substantial amount of epidemiological data has been reported on Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections after the 2014 outbreak. Our goal was to map the case fatality rate (CFR) and prevalence of current and past EV-D68 infections.
Amary Fall +33 more
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Current status of enterovirus D68 worldwide and in Taiwan
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2020 Enterovirus D68 was first identified in 1962 and caused a worldwide outbreak starting from the North America in 2014. Enterovirus D68 has been in continuous circulation among many countries recently, including Taiwan.
Ya-Li Hu, Luan-Yin Chang
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Acute flaccid myelitis is a serious condition of the spinal cord. More than 80% of patients experience a mild respiratory illness or fever consistent with a viral infection prior to acute flaccid myelitis development.
Pia Jennes Foli-Andersen +6 more
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