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Evaluation of community-based surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis cases in a security-compromised setting, Tillabéri Health Region, Niger, 2021 [PDF]

Introduction: Community-based surveillance (CBS) is based on community engagement in disease and public health event surveillance. Enhancing the CBS project has been implemented since 2020 through a Community Relays’ network in a security-compromised ...
Sayadi Sani, Hamidou Harouna, Oumarou Maidadji, Aboubacar Ali Harouna, Rebecca Babirye, Kevin Mugenyi, Issifou Djibo, Mountari Kollé, Mumeh Cletus Fumbi, Yaya Ballayira, Agballa Mébiny-Essoh Tchalla Abalo, Ibrahima Na Andy Chaïbou, Simon Antara, Hamani Samba, Tassiou Ibrahim, Ibrahima Hamadou   +15 more
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Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Disease in an Elderly Patient with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with R-CHOP Therapy: A Case Report

Balkan Medical Journal, 2019
Background: West Nile virus is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) and emerging cause of significant illness in European and Mediterranean countries.
Barış Arslan, Hasan Murat Gündüz, Nurdan Ünlü, Gökhan Çavuş, Dilek Menemenlioğlu   +4 more
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Intrathecal pain pump causing delayed acute flaccid paralysis: A case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Key Clinical Message Patients with intrathecal catheters for pain medication infusion should be aware of the possible complication of acute flaccid paralysis.
Finneran M, Nardone E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluating the (comparative) safety profile of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 using individual case safety reports in VigiBase

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) was used under the WHO emergency use listing for circulating vaccine‐derived polio virus (cVDPV) outbreaks from 2021 to 2023. We assessed nOPV2 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and compared its safety profile to other vaccines using VigiBase.
Comfort Kunak Ogar, Malede Mequanent Sisay, Leonardo Roque‐Pereira, Christine Leopold, Patrick C. Souverein, Aukje K. Mantel‐Teeuwisse, Marie L. De Bruin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diaphragm Ultrasonography Reveals Progressive Changes in Diaphragmatic Function, Morphology, and Muscle Trophism During Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Children

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Diaphragm ultrasonography detected progressive structural and functional deterioration in mechanically ventilated children. Prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation and neuromuscular blocking agent use were associated with ventilator‐induced diaphragmatic dysfunction, highlighting ultrasound as a valuable bedside tool to support individualized ...
Juliana Bezerra dos Santos, Emmerson Carlos Franco de Farias, Mary Lucy Ferraz Maia Fiuza de Mello, Rodrigo Santiago Barbosa Rocha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-polio enteroviruses circulation in acute flaccid paralysis cases and sewage in Senegal from 2013 to 2021

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Several factors can cause acute flaccid paralysis cases including non-polio enteroviruses. In Senegal, few studies on non-polio enteroviruses (NPEV) have been performed.
Ndack Ndiaye, Ousmane Kébé, Maryam Diarra, Fatou Diène Thiaw, Mohamed Dia, NDongo Dia, Amadou Alpha Sall, Malick Fall, Ousmane Faye, Martin Faye   +9 more
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Facial Paralysis: Diagnosis, Comorbidities, and Chemodenervation

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Facial paralysis (FP) is associated with significant functional and psychosocial morbidity, yet potential racial and ethnic disparities in its diagnosis, associated comorbidities, and treatment patterns remain poorly characterized.
Amy Wang, Alexander J. Barna, Eric X. Wei, Scott J. Stephan, Priyesh N. Patel, Shiayin F. Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hyperkalemia-induced acute flaccid paralysis: a case report

, 2021
Acute flaccid paralysis is a medical emergency that may be caused by primary neuro-muscular disorders, metabolic alterations, and iatrogenic effects.
Viazzi, Francesca, Picciotto, Daniela, Bianzina, Stefania, Esposito, Pasquale, Cipriani, Leda, Russo, Elisa, D'Ercole, Martina   +6 more
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Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis as the presenting symptom of silent thyroiditis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013
Silent thyroiditis is a rare cause of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. The objective was to present a case of silent thyroiditis presenting as periodic paralysis.
Debmalya Sanyal, Shakya Bhattacharjee
doaj   +1 more source

Enterovirus D68 Subclade B3 in Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis in West Africa, 2016

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We tested for enterovirus D68 in fecal samples collected during June–September 2016 from 567 patients with acute flaccid paralysis in 7 West Africa nations. Children
Amary Fall, Ndack Ndiaye, Kevin Messacar, Ousmane Kebe, Mamadou Malado Jallow, Hamid Harouna, Davy Evrard Kiori, Sara Sy, Déborah Goudiaby, Mohamed Dia, Mbayame Ndiaye Niang, Kader Ndiaye, Ndongo Dia   +12 more
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