Outcomes of Colorado children with acute flaccid myelitis at 1 year

Conclusions: At 1 year, children with AFM demonstrated functional gains but weakness persisted. EMG changes correlated with persistent deficits better than imaging. Despite improvements, AFM had substantial long-term functional effects on affected children.

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Source: Neurology - July 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Martin, J. A., Messacar, K., Yang, M. L., Maloney, J. A., Lindwall, J., Carry, T., Kenyon, P., Sillau, S. H., Oleszek, J., Tyler, K. L., Dominguez, S. R., Schreiner, T. L. Tags: Viral infections, Prognosis, Anterior nerve cell disease, All Pediatric, EMG ARTICLE Source Type: research