Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Single Pediatric Center Experience From 2014 to 2019.

Rifali PatelGrace Y GombolayAllan E PeljovichJessica ConklinLaura S BlackwellRobyn HowarthDavid S WolfSaila R UpadhyayulaSumit Verma

Published in: Journal of child neurology (2020)

Acute flaccid myelitis affects school-age children with asymmetric motor weakness, absent tendon reflexes, and reduced or absent motor amplitude on nerve conduction study. Comprehensive rehabilitation and nerve transfer led to improvement in motor function on neuropsychology WeeFIM and AMS scores.

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