Acute flaccid paralysis due to West nile virus infection in adults: A paradigm shift entity

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-88

  Maramattom, Boby Varkey ^a   Philips, Geetha ^a   Sudheesh, Nittur ^b   Arunkumar, Govindakarnavar ^b  

^a Lourdes Hospital   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; Poliomyelitis; West nile associated poliomyelitis; West nile in Kerala; West nile infection in India; West nile meningoencephalitis; West nile paralysis; West nile poliomyelitis in India; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTAZIDIME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSAUTONOMIA; FATIGUE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPOTENSION; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SUSTAINED LOW EFFICIENCY DIALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 84898759083     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.128561     Document Type: Article

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