Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US health officials alarmed by paralyzing illness in kids
One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping.
Apr 2, 2019
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Surgery
Nerve transfer surgery gives hope to children with rare paralyzing illness
At Brandon Noblitt's first appointment with Washington University surgeon Amy Moore, MD, a year ago, he was barely able to walk, mostly using a wheelchair to get around. Only 6 years old at the time, Brandon had come down ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Outbreak of paralyzing disease linked to non-polio enterovirus
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a polio-like virus as a potential cause of an outbreak of a disease known as Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a crippling condition ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Neuroscience
Nerve transfer promising for acute flaccid myelitis patients
(HealthDay)—Two patients diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis and upper-extremity neuropathy who were treated with peripheral nerve transfer continue to demonstrate functional recovery at two years, according to a case ...
Jan 17, 2019
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Neuroscience
Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis
An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness. Acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, strikes without warning, ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Acute flaccid myelitis: What is the polio-like illness paralyzing U.S. children?
I experienced déjà vu when I took care of a child with acute flaccid myelitis in 2014, one of the first cases of its kind at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles in many years.
Jan 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Experience to share': Facebook page helps families hit by polio-like illness
(HealthDay)—Isolated and afraid, Erin Olivera cast about the internet looking for information about the mysterious paralysis that had stricken her 11-month-old son Lucian.
Dec 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Case description can reliably define acute flaccid myelitis
(HealthDay)—A case description can reliably define patients with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Dec 3, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC announces acute flaccid myelitis task force
(HealthDay)—A task force to investigate a rising number of cases of a rare polio-like disease among children in the United States has been created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More US kids get paralyzing illness, cause is still unknown
More children have been diagnosed with a mysterious paralyzing illness in recent weeks, and U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they still aren't sure what's causing it.
Nov 13, 2018
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