Chapter-31 Acute Flaccid Paralysis
BOOK TITLE: Principles of Pediatric and Neonatal Emergencies
Author
1. Kaushik Jaya Shankar
2. Manokaran Ranjith Kumar
ISBN
9789389587203
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18373_32
Edition
4/e
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,
Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India,
Pt BD Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India,
Pt B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India,
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2.
Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter keywords
Acute flaccid paralysis,
AFP,
upper motor neuron,
spinal cord,
lower motor neuron,
epidemiology,
Guillain-Barré syndrome,
GBS,
pathogenesis,
clinical feature,
management,
electrolyte abnormality,
compressive myelopathy,
hypokalemic periodic paralysis