A mother brought her 4 1/2-year-old boy to the emergency room, after noticing him "limping." The night before this, his parents had observed him favoring his left leg and were concerned that he ...

Acute flaccid paralysis in children is a medical emergency that can progress to respiratory failure within hours or days, ...

THE terms "acute febrile polyneuritis," "acute infectious polyneuritis," "infectious neuronitis ... The paresthesias and sensory impairment and the ascending paralysis and reflex loss were ...

The symptoms can include acute, ascending, flaccid paralysis that is often confused with other neurologic disorders or diseases such as Guillain-Barre or botulism. Symptoms typically resolve ...

A burst in cases of acute flaccid myelitis was first reported in the U.S. in the fall of 2014. That phenomenon coincided with a large outbreak of enterovirus D68, leading health officials to ...

The symptoms include acute, ascending, flaccid paralysis that is often confused with other neurologic disorders or diseases. Within 24 hours of removing the tick, the paralysis typically subsides.

Doctors first identified cases of unexplained muscle weakness and limb paralysis in children, which they called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, in 2014, said Dr. Kevin Messacar.

Stroke is said to be the second leading cause of death worldwide after heart disease. To prevent the death of neurons in the ...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Symptoms: Polio-Like Condition Can Cause Paralysis Overnight. Published Oct 26, 2018 at 12:06 PM EDT Updated Oct 26, 2018 at 1:18 PM EDT. By Kashmira Gander . Reporter.

Rates of enterovirus D68 infections are rising, and the virus could lead to a rare polio-like condition in children. Dr. Leana Wen tells parents what they need to know.