Comparative quantitative clinical, neuroimaging, and functional profiles in children with acute flaccid myelitis at acute and convalescent stages of disease.

Eliza Gordon-LipkinLaura S MuñozJessica L KleinJanet DeanIzlem IzbudakCarlos A Pardo-Villamizar

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)

During the 2014 to 2017 acute flaccid myelitis outbreak in the USA, clinical recovery was better in distal than proximal muscle groups. Lumbar spinal cord showed more residual abnormalities at convalescence.

Keyphrases

liver failure
spinal cord
respiratory failure
minimally invasive
drug induced
skeletal muscle
spinal cord injury
aortic dissection
high resolution
neuropathic pain
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation