Early results of nerve transfers for restoring function in severe cases of acute flaccid myelitis
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DOI: 10.1002/ana.25558
Abstract: To describe early functional outcomes of nerve transfer surgery in a relatively large cohort of patients with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). read more here.
Keywords: nerve transfers; acute flaccid; results nerve; early results ... See more keywords
Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in bosnia and herzegovina: Recent isolation of two sabin like type 2 poliovirus
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24827
Abstract: The WHO Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication has recently indicated Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) as a high risk country for transmission, following importation, of wild poliovirus (WPV) or circulating vaccine‐derived poliovirus (cVDPV).… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; isolation two; bosnia herzegovina; acute flaccid ... See more keywords
Non‐polio Enterovirus detection with acute flaccid paralysis: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24933
Abstract: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is characterized by an acute onset of limb weakness. In the post‐polio era, other enterovirus (EV) serotypes associated with AFP may become more… read more here.
Keywords: enterovirus; systematic review; non polio; acute flaccid ... See more keywords
Isolation and molecular characterization of Adenovirus in suspected acute flaccid paralysis patients: A preliminary report from Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05346-x
Abstract: Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) usually cause asymptomatic or mild infection, but infrequently, they are responsible for various severe syndromes including neurological disorders. Various research studies have investigated the association of HAdVs with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP).… read more here.
Keywords: acute flaccid; isolation; hadv; hadvs ... See more keywords
Molecular typing of enteroviruses and parechoviruses in acute flaccid paralysis patients in Iran in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05359-0
Abstract: Enteroviruses (EVs) and parechoviruses (PeVs) are among the viral pathogens that can cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). There is not sufficient information about direct detection of EVs and PeVs in AFP patients in Iran. The… read more here.
Keywords: acute flaccid; molecular typing; afp; patients iran ... See more keywords
Coxsackievirus B1 resulting acute flaccid myelitis with entire spinal cord lesion: a case report
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3607-8
Abstract: Dear Editor, Coxsackievirus is a ribonucleic acid virus belonging to the Picornaviridae family and the Enterovirus genus. It can be identified through a diagnostic real-time polymerase chain reaction. So far, more than 20 serotypes in… read more here.
Keywords: flaccid; flaccid myelitis; acute flaccid; spinal cord ... See more keywords
Coxsackie B3/B4-Related Acute Flaccid Myelitis
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DOI: 10.1007/s12028-017-0377-8
Abstract: A 36-year-old healthy man presented with headache, neck stiffness, photophobia, confusion, and flaccid paraplegia 10 days after a developing fever, sore throat, and rhinorrhea. A MRI of the spine demonstrated a non-enhancing central cord lesion… read more here.
Keywords: acute flaccid; myelitis; coxsackie; flaccid myelitis ... See more keywords
A survey of known immune epitopes in the enteroviruses strains associated with acute flaccid myelitis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.08.004
Abstract: Enteroviruses are potentially linked to the emergence of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare but very serious condition that affects the nervous system. AFM has been associated with coxsackievirus A16, enterovirus A71 (EVA71) and enterovirus… read more here.
Keywords: flaccid myelitis; immune responses; acute flaccid; epitopes enteroviruses ... See more keywords
Three-Year Longitudinal Motor Function and Disability Level of Acute Flaccid Myelitis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.11.019
Abstract: BACKGROUND We summarize the long-term motor outcome and disability level in a cluster of pediatric patients with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) associated with the enterovirus D68 outbreak in 2015. METHODS This is a nationwide follow-up… read more here.
Keywords: acute flaccid; flaccid myelitis; motor; disability level ... See more keywords
'Silent' and 'noisy' areas: acute flaccid paralysis surveillance at subnational level, Australia, 2001-2015.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx007
Abstract: Background Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance rates are used as an indicator of surveillance sensitivity to detect poliomyelitis with an expected rate of ≥1 case per 100 000 population in children under 15 years of… read more here.
Keywords: 2001 2015; surveillance; acute flaccid; level ... See more keywords
170. Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Patient Characteristics and Prospective Follow-up Study at Children’s National Hospital, 2013–2019
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.480
Abstract: Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), diagnosed almost exclusively in children, is characterized by sudden onset flaccid weakness in one or more extremities with distinct gray matter spinal cord lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with or… read more here.
Keywords: national hospital; acute flaccid; identified patients; flaccid ... See more keywords