Neuromuscular Manifestations of West Nile Virus Infection

The most common neuromuscular manifestation of West Nile virus (WNV) infection is a poliomyelitis syndrome with asymmetric paralysis variably involving one (monoparesis) to four limbs (quadriparesis), with or without brainstem involvement and respiratory failure. This syndrome of acute flaccid para...

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Main Authors: A. Arturo eLeis, Dobrivoje S Stokic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00037/full