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
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
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
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Review of Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management with Nerve Transfers
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DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000009788
Abstract: Background: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a devastating neurologic condition in children, manifesting as acute limb weakness and/or paralysis. Despite increased awareness of AFM following initiation of U.S. surveillance in 2014, no treatment consensus exists.… read more here.
Keywords: flaccid myelitis; nerve; acute flaccid; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Comparison of acute flaccid myelitis and transverse myelitis in children and evaluation of diagnostic criteria.
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.15861
Abstract: BACKGROUND Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and transverse myelitis (TM) are serious conditions that may be difficult to differentiate, especially at onset of disease. In this study we compared clinical features of pediatric AFM and TM… read more here.
Keywords: myelitis; diagnostic criteria; transverse myelitis; flaccid myelitis ... See more keywords
Acute flaccid myelitis presumably caused by coxsackie virus A10
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DOI: 10.1111/ped.14361
Abstract: Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) has been presumed to be a major cause of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) since its cluster in 2014. Coxsackie virus (CV)-A10 causes hand-foot-mouth disease, herpangina, and non-specific febrile illnesses, whereas neurological complications are… read more here.
Keywords: limb; flaccid myelitis; acute flaccid; weakness ... See more keywords
Neutralizing Antibody Given after Paralysis Onset Reduces the Severity of Paralysis Compared to Nonspecific Antibody-Treated Controls in a Mouse Model of EV-D68-Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.00227-22
Abstract: Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) can cause mild to severe respiratory illness and is associated with a poliomyelitis-like paralytic syndrome called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Most cases of EV-D68-associated AFM occur in young children who are brought… read more here.
Keywords: d68; paralysis; onset; flaccid myelitis ... See more keywords
GP198 omething wicked this way comes. The first paediatric cases of enterovirus D68-associated acute flaccid myelitis in Ireland
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-epa.258
Abstract: Introduction Enterovirus (EV) D68 is a non-polio enterovirus closely related to rhinovirus. In contrast to the majority of EV, EV D68 is primarily a respiratory virus. However, like polio and EV D71, EV D68 displays… read more here.
Keywords: enterovirus d68; flaccid myelitis; acute flaccid; d68 associated ... See more keywords