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Flaccid paralysis

MedGen UID:
508349
•Concept ID:
C0085620
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Sign or Symptom
SNOMED CT: Flaccid paralysis (39157001)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Foodborne Botulism: Clinical Diagnosis and Medical Treatment.
Lonati D, Schicchi A, Crevani M, Buscaglia E, Scaravaggi G, Maida F, Cirronis M, Petrolini VM, Locatelli CA
Toxins (Basel) 2020 Aug 7;12(8) doi: 10.3390/toxins12080509. PMID: 32784744Free PMC Article
Clinical features, diagnosis, and management of enterovirus 71.
Ooi MH, Wong SC, Lewthwaite P, Cardosa MJ, Solomon T
Lancet Neurol 2010 Nov;9(11):1097-105. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70209-X. PMID: 20965438
Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management.
Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, Henderson DA, Bartlett JG, Ascher MS, Eitzen E, Fine AD, Hauer J, Layton M, Lillibridge S, Osterholm MT, O'Toole T, Parker G, Perl TM, Russell PK, Swerdlow DL, Tonat K; Working Group on Civilian Biodefense
JAMA 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1059-70. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.8.1059. PMID: 11209178

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute infectious myelopathies.
Isada CM, Miller R
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2020 Jun;33(3):251-258. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000650. PMID: 32332224
Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics.
Tham SL, Prasad K, Umapathi T
Brain Behav 2018 May;8(5):e00960. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/brb3.960. PMID: 29761013Free PMC Article
Infectious Myelopathies.
Grill MF
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Apr;24(2, Spinal Cord Disorders):441-473. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000597. PMID: 29613895
Vaccines against Botulism.
Sundeen G, Barbieri JT
Toxins (Basel) 2017 Sep 2;9(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins9090268. PMID: 28869493Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management.
Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, Henderson DA, Bartlett JG, Ascher MS, Eitzen E, Fine AD, Hauer J, Layton M, Lillibridge S, Osterholm MT, O'Toole T, Parker G, Perl TM, Russell PK, Swerdlow DL, Tonat K; Working Group on Civilian Biodefense
JAMA 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1059-70. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.8.1059. PMID: 11209178

Diagnosis

Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Children and Adolescents.
Langille MM
Adv Pediatr 2023 Aug;70(1):91-103. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.04.001. PMID: 37422300
To be, or not to be… Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Florian IA, Lupan I, Sur L, Samasca G, Timiș TL
Autoimmun Rev 2021 Dec;20(12):102983. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.102983. PMID: 34718164
Infectious Myelopathies.
Anand P
Semin Neurol 2021 Jun;41(3):280-290. Epub 2021 May 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1725126. PMID: 34010967
Foodborne Botulism: Clinical Diagnosis and Medical Treatment.
Lonati D, Schicchi A, Crevani M, Buscaglia E, Scaravaggi G, Maida F, Cirronis M, Petrolini VM, Locatelli CA
Toxins (Basel) 2020 Aug 7;12(8) doi: 10.3390/toxins12080509. PMID: 32784744Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics.
Tham SL, Prasad K, Umapathi T
Brain Behav 2018 May;8(5):e00960. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/brb3.960. PMID: 29761013Free PMC Article

Therapy

The immunotherapy of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Restrepo-Jiménez P, Rodríguez Y, González P, Chang C, Gershwin ME, Anaya JM
Expert Opin Biol Ther 2018 Jun;18(6):619-631. Epub 2018 May 8 doi: 10.1080/14712598.2018.1468885. PMID: 29681203
Hypokalaemia periodic paralysis.
Stapleton LJ
Scott Med J 2018 Feb;63(1):28-31. Epub 2017 Aug 25 doi: 10.1177/0036933017727420. PMID: 28841083
Vaccines against Botulism.
Sundeen G, Barbieri JT
Toxins (Basel) 2017 Sep 2;9(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins9090268. PMID: 28869493Free PMC Article
The polio endgame.
Minor P
Hum Vaccin Immunother 2014;10(7):2106-8. doi: 10.4161/21645515.2014.981115. PMID: 25608050Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management.
Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, Henderson DA, Bartlett JG, Ascher MS, Eitzen E, Fine AD, Hauer J, Layton M, Lillibridge S, Osterholm MT, O'Toole T, Parker G, Perl TM, Russell PK, Swerdlow DL, Tonat K; Working Group on Civilian Biodefense
JAMA 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1059-70. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.8.1059. PMID: 11209178

Prognosis

To be, or not to be… Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Florian IA, Lupan I, Sur L, Samasca G, Timiș TL
Autoimmun Rev 2021 Dec;20(12):102983. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.102983. PMID: 34718164
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Shahrizaila N, Lehmann HC, Kuwabara S
Lancet 2021 Mar 27;397(10280):1214-1228. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00517-1. PMID: 33647239
Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Sheikh KA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2020 Oct;26(5):1184-1204. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000929. PMID: 33002998
Infectious Myelopathies.
Montalvo M, Cho TA
Neurol Clin 2018 Nov;36(4):789-808. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2018.06.001. PMID: 30366555
Guillain-Barré syndrome mimics.
Tham SL, Prasad K, Umapathi T
Brain Behav 2018 May;8(5):e00960. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/brb3.960. PMID: 29761013Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Children and Adolescents.
Langille MM
Adv Pediatr 2023 Aug;70(1):91-103. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.04.001. PMID: 37422300
Modified constraint induced movement therapy in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy: a systematic review.
Sicari M, Longhi M, D'Angelo G, Boetto V, Lavorato A, Cocchini L, Beatrici M, Battiston B, Garbossa D, Massazza G, Titolo P
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2022 Feb;58(1):43-50. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06886-6. PMID: 34747579Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Sheikh KA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2020 Oct;26(5):1184-1204. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000929. PMID: 33002998
The immunotherapy of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Restrepo-Jiménez P, Rodríguez Y, González P, Chang C, Gershwin ME, Anaya JM
Expert Opin Biol Ther 2018 Jun;18(6):619-631. Epub 2018 May 8 doi: 10.1080/14712598.2018.1468885. PMID: 29681203
Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management.
Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, Henderson DA, Bartlett JG, Ascher MS, Eitzen E, Fine AD, Hauer J, Layton M, Lillibridge S, Osterholm MT, O'Toole T, Parker G, Perl TM, Russell PK, Swerdlow DL, Tonat K; Working Group on Civilian Biodefense
JAMA 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1059-70. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.8.1059. PMID: 11209178

Recent systematic reviews

Upper extremity nerve transfers for acute flaccid myelitis: a systematic literature review.
Texakalidis P, Xenos D, Murthy NK, Karras CL, Trybula SJ, Behbahani M, DeCuypere MG, Lam SK, Alden TD
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Mar;38(3):521-526. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05419-x. PMID: 34982205
Modified constraint induced movement therapy in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy: a systematic review.
Sicari M, Longhi M, D'Angelo G, Boetto V, Lavorato A, Cocchini L, Beatrici M, Battiston B, Garbossa D, Massazza G, Titolo P
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2022 Feb;58(1):43-50. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.21.06886-6. PMID: 34747579Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis reveal that Campylobacter spp. and antibiotic resistance are widespread in humans in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hlashwayo DF, Sigaúque B, Noormahomed EV, Afonso SMS, Mandomando IM, Bila CG
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245951. Epub 2021 Jan 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245951. PMID: 33503068Free PMC Article
Epidemiologic and clinical parameters of West Nile virus infections in humans: a scoping review.
Yeung MW, Shing E, Nelder M, Sander B
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Sep 6;17(1):609. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2637-9. PMID: 28877682Free PMC Article
Oral and inactivated poliovirus vaccines in the newborn: a review.
Mateen FJ, Shinohara RT, Sutter RW
Vaccine 2013 May 17;31(21):2517-24. Epub 2012 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.020. PMID: 22728224Free PMC Article

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