Acute Flaccid Paralysis in a Child: It Is Not Guillain-Barré Syndrome Always!

xlomafota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Message: The most common etiology of acute flaccid paralysis in this entire population was neuroparalytic snake envenomation, which was responsible for 51.9% of the cases, followed by the Guillain Barre syndrome (33.1%). These two etiologies accounted for 85% of all patients. Acute Flaccid paralysis in adults: Our experience - NCBI - NIHhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC4126112 Michael Wilson, MD, senior author of the study that found acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is caused by an enterovirus. AFM is a polio-like illness that causes permanent, sometimes life-threatening paralysis. There're 500 confirmed cases of AFM since 2012.Oct 21, 2019 'Missing' Virus Detected in Dozens of Children Paralyzed by Polio ...https://www.ucsf.edu › news › 2019/10 › missing-virus-d.. Acute Flaccid Paralysis in a Child: It Is Not Guillain-Barré Syndrome Always! Via Latest Results for Indian Pediatrics View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.