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Acute Flaccid Myelitis of Unknown Etiology in California 2012-2015
JAMA 314:2663-2671, Van Haren, K.,et al, 2015
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Article Abstract
In this series of patients identified in California from June 2012 through July 2015, clinical manifestations indicated a rare but distinct syndrome of acute flaccid paralysis with evidence of spinal motor neuron involvement. The etiology remains undetermined, most patients were children and young adults, and motor weakness was prolonged.
 
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