| Literature DB >> 28000111 |
Meenal Garg1, Shilpa D Kulkarni2, Varsha Patil2, Rafat Sayed2, Anaita Udwadia Hegde2.
Abstract
The syndrome of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a common medical emergency in children. In the era of poliomyelitis eradication, the common causes of AFP include Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), transverse myelitis and traumatic neuritis. However, many common diseases can uncommonly present as AFP and some uncommon diseases may also masquerade like it. Uncommon causes of AFP seen at a tertiary care pediatric hospital are discussed along with relevant points in diagnosis and management. Also, common pitfalls in diagnosis of pediatric AFP and an approach to investigations are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: AFP; Acute flaccid paralysis; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Paraparesis; Spinal cord compression
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Year: 2016 PMID： 28000111 DOI： 10.1007/s12098-016-2276-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pediatr ISSN： 0019-5456 Impact factor: 1.967