Acute flaccid paralysis due to West nile virus infection in adults: A paradigm shift entity

Three cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) with preceding fever are described. One patient had a quadriparesis with a florid meningoencephalitic picture and the other two had asymmetric flaccid paralysis with fasciculations at the onset of illness. Magnetic resonance imaging in two cases showed pr...

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Main Authors: Boby Varkey Maramattom, Geetha Philips, Nittur Sudheesh, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2014;volume=17;issue=1;spage=85;epage=88;aulast=Maramattom