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Does acute flaccid myelitis cause respiratory failure in children?

Laura M LazzariniJulie M WernerIris A PerezMitchel SeruyaLeigh Ramos-PlattEmmanuelle TiongsonThomas G Keens
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)
Many patients with AFM may experience respiratory compromise and develop chronic respiratory failure. However, most of these patients can be weaned off ventilatory support by 1 year from illness onset. Most children with unilateral diaphragm impairment can sustain adequate ventilation without the need for long-term ventilatory support.
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