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High-dose steroids in the management of acute flaccid paralysis due to West Nile virus infection.

Vasilios Pyrgos1, Faheem Younus.   

Abstract

Despite an increasing incidence of severe neurological disease due to West Nile virus, supportive care remains the mainstay of treatment. We present the first report of WNV induced acute flaccid paralysis successfully treated with high-dose corticosteroid therapy.

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Year:  2004        PMID： 15307586     DOI： 10.1080/00365540410020659

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Scand J Infect Dis        ISSN： 0036-5548


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