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Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Diagnosis and Management Basics, Ongoing Questions

Apr 19, 2019

Using the case of a 3-year-old boy, we discuss the diagnosis of acute flaccid myelitis, including testing, management, and CDC reporting.

Everything Parents Need to Know about AFM

Nov 16, 2018

Parents magazine interviewed a CHOP expert about signs of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the polio-like illness that can cause lifelong paralysis.

Doctors Investigate Sudden Paralysis in Kids

Jul 14, 2017

6ABC interviews a CHOP patient family and neurologist Sarah Hopkins, MD, about acute flaccid myelitis, a condition causing sudden paralysis in some kids.

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Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammatory Disorders Clinic News

Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Diagnosis and Management Basics, Ongoing Questions

Everything Parents Need to Know about AFM

Doctors Investigate Sudden Paralysis in Kids