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Acute flaccid paralysis

MedGen UID:
784980
•Concept ID:
C3697716
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: acute flaccid paralysis
SNOMED CT: Acute flaccid paralysis (698293005)

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PubMed

Genetic variation and evolutionary characteristics of Echovirus 11: new variant within genotype D5 associated with neonatal death found in China.
Ying L, Qiang S, Jinbo X, Binzhi R, Hua Z, Yong S, Shuaifeng Z, Mei H, Kangping Z, Jianping C, Yunting Z, Jianhua C, Qiong G, Yu J, Huanhuan L, Jichen L, Ruyi C, Tingting Y, Rui W, Yanjun Z, Tiantian S, Liheng Y, Xiaoyi W, Shuangli Z, Dongmei Y, Tianjiao J, Qian Y, Zhen Z, Yong Z
Emerg Microbes Infect 2024 Dec;13(1):2361814. Epub 2024 Jun 5 doi: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2361814. PMID: 38828746Free PMC Article
Recognition and Management of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Children.
Nelson GR, Bonkowsky JL, Doll E, Green M, Hedlund GL, Moore KR, Bale JF Jr
Pediatr Neurol 2016 Feb;55:17-21. Epub 2015 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.10.007. PMID: 26621554
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neurological Manifestations of Acute Porphyrias.
Wylie K, Testai FD
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022 Jul;22(7):355-362. Epub 2022 Jun 4 doi: 10.1007/s11910-022-01205-7. PMID: 35665475
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
Guillian-Barre syndrome.
Talukder RK, Sutradhar SR, Rahman KM, Uddin MJ, Akhter H
Mymensingh Med J 2011 Oct;20(4):748-56. PMID: 22081202

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
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
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

Recent Advances in Enterovirus A71 Infection and Antiviral Agents.
Wei Y, Liu H, Hu D, He Q, Yao C, Li H, Hu K, Wang J
Lab Invest 2024 Feb;104(2):100298. Epub 2023 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.labinv.2023.100298. PMID: 38008182
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
Biological Drugs in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: An Update.
Motamed-Gorji N, Matin N, Tabatabaie O, Pavone P, Romano C, Falsaperla R, Vitaliti G
Curr Neuropharmacol 2017;15(7):938-950. doi: 10.2174/1570159X14666161213114904. PMID: 27964705Free 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
Pediatric Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Ryan MM
Curr Opin Pediatr 2013 Dec;25(6):689-93. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328365ad3f. PMID: 24240288

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
Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Australian Children from 2007 to 2017.
Bao J, Nunez C, Elliott E, Dinsmore N, McRae J, Morris A, Blyth CC, Crawford N, Kynaston A, Marshall H, Thorley B, McIntyre P, Britton PN; PAEDS Investigators and APSU Contributors
Neuroepidemiology 2023;57(1):25-34. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1159/000528293. PMID: 36477594
Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Sheikh KA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2020 Oct;26(5):1184-1204. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000929. PMID: 33002998
Cellular receptors for enterovirus A71.
Kobayashi K, Koike S
J Biomed Sci 2020 Jan 10;27(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12929-020-0615-9. PMID: 31924205Free PMC Article
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

Recent systematic reviews

Do we protect ourselves against West Nile Virus? A systematic review on knowledge, attitudes, and practices and their determinants.
Fonzo M, Bertoncello C, Tudor L, Miccolis L, Serpentino M, Petta D, Amoruso I, Baldovin T, Trevisan A
J Infect Public Health 2024 May;17(5):868-880. Epub 2024 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.03.012. PMID: 38555655
Non-polio Enterovirus detection with acute flaccid paralysis: A systematic review.
Suresh S, Forgie S, Robinson J
J Med Virol 2018 Jan;90(1):3-7. Epub 2017 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/jmv.24933. PMID: 28857219
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
A systematic review of the worldwide prevalence of survivors of poliomyelitis reported in 31 studies.
Jones KM, Balalla S, Theadom A, Jackman G, Feigin VL
BMJ Open 2017 Jul 9;7(7):e015470. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015470. PMID: 28694346Free PMC Article
Global emergence of enterovirus D68: a systematic review.
Holm-Hansen CC, Midgley SE, Fischer TK
Lancet Infect Dis 2016 May;16(5):e64-e75. Epub 2016 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00543-5. PMID: 26929196

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