The First Case Report of West Nile Virus-Induced Acute Flaccid Quadriplegia in Canada

The First Case Report of West Nile Virus-Induced Acute Flaccid Quadriplegia in Canada

The 1999 New York City outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) was associated with a high incidence of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) where the outcomes for these patients were very poor. We describe a case of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) characterized by acute flaccid quad...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in infectious diseases 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-4
Hauptverfasser: Wudel, Beverly, Drebot, Michael A., Kadkhoda, Kamran, Al-Fifi, Yahya Salim Yahya, Bow, E. J.
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case reports
Disease control
Disease prevention
Encephalitis
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Illnesses
Immunoglobulins
Infections
Medical imaging
Meningitis
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Paralysis
Patients
Public health
Quadriplegia
Rehabilitation
West Nile virus
Zika virus
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Zusammenfassung:The 1999 New York City outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) was associated with a high incidence of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) where the outcomes for these patients were very poor. We describe a case of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) characterized by acute flaccid quadriplegia with a favorable outcome in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2018/4361706