Abstract
Investigators from the University School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, report an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) occurring in 2014-2015 in several States and reported to the CDC.
Highlights
Related Article: Nelson GR, Bonkowsky JL, Doll E, Green M, Hedlund GL, Moore KR et al Recognition and management of acute flaccid myelitis in children
The disease was localized to the gray matter of the spinal cord
Maximum paralysis occurred within 4 days of onset
Summary
Related Article: Nelson GR, Bonkowsky JL, Doll E, Green M, Hedlund GL, Moore KR et al Recognition and management of acute flaccid myelitis in children. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Investigators from the University School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, report an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) occurring in 2014-2015 in several States and reported to the CDC.
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