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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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Analysis of Registered Cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Stara Zagora District as a Part of Polio Eradication Strategy

, 2023
Poliomyelitis is the infection that, after smallpox, is a “serious candidate” for eradication worldwide. In accordance with the WHO strategy for 2022-2026, epidemiological surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is carried out with the aim of ...
Mladenova I., Petrov D., Simeonova I.
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Hopkins Syndrome with Mycoplasma Infection

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1997
A 3-year-old boy with acute flaccid paralysis of the right lower limb developing one week after treatment and recovery from an acute asthma attack is reported from the Department of Child Health, Milton Keynes General Hospital, UK.
J Gordon Millichap
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Spectrum of acute flaccid paralysis in children

, 2016
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a clinical syndrome characterized by rapid onset of weakness in a child aged less than 15 years due to any cause when polio is suspected(1).
Zia ur Rehman, M., Ali, Shaila, Sultan, Tipu   +2 more
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The sural-sparing pattern in clinical variants and electrophysiological subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Background Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide and can be classified into electrophysiological subtypes and clinical variants.
Vinicius Furtado da Silva Castro, Roberto Teodoro Gurgel de Oliveira, João Daniel Lima dos Santos, Ramon de Souza Mendes, Agábio Diógenes Pessoa Neto, Emanuela Coriolano Fidelix, Mário Emílio Teixeira Dourado Júnior   +6 more
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A Diagnostic Challenge: Acute Flaccid Paralysis [PDF]

CJEM, 2016
David, Lussier, Anthony, Herd
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Investigation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported with La Crosse Virus Infection, Ohio, USA, 2008–2014

, 2017
Infection with La Crosse virus can cause meningoencephalitis, but it is not known to cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). During 2008–2014, nine confirmed or probable La Crosse virus disease cases with possible AFP were reported in Ohio, USA.
Kimberly Machesky, Mary DiOrio, Daniel M. Pastula, Sietske de Fijter, Nicole P. Lindsey, Morgan J. Hennessey, J. Erin Staples, Marc Fischer   +7 more
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STUDY TO KNOW THE ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS CLINICAL PRESENTATION ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC SUB TYPES OF GBS AND ITS SEASONAL VARIATIONS

, 2019
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a clinical syndrome determined by a prompt onset of weakness, often involving bulbar and respiratory weakness. Early and accurate diagnosis of the cause has a significant impact on the prognosis and management.
Dr. Fatima Dilshad, Dr Khadija Sarwar, Dr Sundas Zafar
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Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Polio Virus Isolates from Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Maiduguri Metropolis

, 2020
Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) is one of the strategic universally accepted methods for the control of childhood diseases including poliomyelitis.
Auwalu, U., Talle , M., Fatima, T.
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Case Report: Drug induced hyperkalemia presenting as acute flaccid quadriparesis

, 2018
Hyperkalemia is a life-threatening dyselectrolytemia that commonly affects cardiac conductivity and contractility. Ascending paralysis affecting the extremities associated with hyperkalemia is not commonly seen.
Divya Prakash, Santhosh Narayanan
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