Acute segmental poliomyelitis-like flaccid paralysis in an adult in the UK, associated with enterovirus D68

Practical Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 297-301

  Stacpoole, Sybil R L ^a,b   Molyneux, Adam ^b   Bäumer, Dirk ^a,b  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; ENTEROVIRUS D; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PARALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ENTEROVIRUS D, HUMAN; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PARALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85024476471     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001609     Document Type: Article

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