Acute flaccid myelitis in childhood: a retrospective cohort study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1077-1083

  Andersen, E W ^a,b   Kornberg, A J ^a   Freeman, J L ^a,c   Leventer, R J ^a,c,d   Ryan, M M ^a,c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cohort study; enterovirus; flaccid; myelitis; neurology; poliomyelitis; weakness

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB PAIN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONOPATHY; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYELITIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; TENDON REFLEX; VENTRAL ROOT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; PARALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 85021289542     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13345     Document Type: Article

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