An increase in reports of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in the United Kingdom, 1 January 2018-21 January 2019: early findings [PDF]
, 2019 During 2018, the United Kingdom experienced an increase in reports of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). As at 21 January 2019, 40 cases had been identified with a peak in October 2018.
The United Kingdom Acute Flaccid Paralysis Afp Task Force,
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Sudden flaccid paralysis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2015 Periodic thyrotoxic paralysis is a genetic condition, rare in the West and in Caucasians. Thyrotoxicosis, especially in western hospitals, is an easily overlooked cause of sudden-onset paralysis. We present a case of a 40-year-old man who awoke one morning unable to stand.
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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.
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To determine the aetiology, clinical presentation and outcome of patients presenting with acute flaccid paralysis. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
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Role of Toxoplasmosis in Acute Flaccid Paralysis among Children [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2012 Background and study aim: With the eradication of poliomyelitis, GuillainBarré syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in children.
Zeinab Al-Darawany +5 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis presenting as acute flaccid paralysis: A case report
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020 Cryptococcus is a cosmopolitan fungus with tropism for the nervous system and a higher prevalence of infection in immunosuppressed patients. Neurological compromise caused by this microorganism mainly debuts as a meningeal syndrome (headache, fever, neck
Vanessa Correa-Forero +3 more
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Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction [PDF]
, 2019 Background Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been adopted globally as a key strategy for monitoring the progress of the polio eradication initiative. Hereby, to evaluate the completeness of the ascertainment of AFP cases in Italy, a hospital-
Stefanelli P. +8 more
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Hypokalemic Paresis in Adolescent: A Case Report
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019 Familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis is a rare autosomal dominant neuromuscular disease characterized by episodic attacks of flaccid paralysis with concomitant hypokalaemia. We present a case of a 15-year-old male adolescent observed in the pediatric
Ana Catarina Carvalho +3 more
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Hypokalemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a young Serbian male [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Introduction. Hypokalemic thyrotoxic paralysis is a very rare form of periodic paralysis in Caucasian population. In this population, a more frequent form is familiar hypokalemic periodic paralysis with the same clinical presentation.
Ristić Petar +7 more
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Acute flaccid paralysis: The new, the old, and the preventable [PDF]
, 2016 Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) has a changing epidemiology with ongoing polio outbreaks and emerging causes such as nonpolio enteroviruses and West Nile virus (WNV). We report a case of AFP from the Horn of Africa that was initially classified as probable
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