High-Dose Steroids in the Management of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Due To West Nile Virus Infection

Despite an increasing incidence of severe neurological disease due to West Nile virus, supportive care remains the mainstay of treatment. We present the first report of WNV induced acute flaccid paralysis successfully treated with high-dose corticosteroid therapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2004-07, Vol.36 (6-7), p.509-512
Hauptverfasser:	Pyrgos, Vasilios, Younus, Faheem
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Aged Biological and medical sciences Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Methylprednisolone - administration & dosage Methylprednisolone - therapeutic use Muscle Hypotonia - drug therapy Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neurology Paralysis - drug therapy West Nile Fever - complications West Nile virus West Nile virus - pathogenicity
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Zusammenfassung:	Despite an increasing incidence of severe neurological disease due to West Nile virus, supportive care remains the mainstay of treatment. We present the first report of WNV induced acute flaccid paralysis successfully treated with high-dose corticosteroid therapy.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540410020659