Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Diagnosis and Management Basics, Ongoing Questions
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Using the case of a 3-year-old boy, we discuss the diagnosis of acute flaccid myelitis, including testing, management, and CDC reporting.
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Using the case of a 3-year-old boy, we discuss the diagnosis of acute flaccid myelitis, including testing, management, and CDC reporting.
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MOG-antibody associated disease is an emerging demyelinating disorder that is characterized by a broad range of clinical phenotypes and neuroimaging findings with a disease course that is distinct from MS.
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Parents magazine interviewed a CHOP expert about signs of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the polio-like illness that can cause lifelong paralysis.
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CHOP co-principal investigator heralds first-ever FDA approval of an MS drug for kids as a major step forward.
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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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The Division of Neurology at CHOP is focused on finding the causes of multiple sclerosis and using the latest diagnosis and treatment technologies to provide the best care possible for patients with MS and their families.
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CHOP patient Allison Reed, who is treated for pediatric multiple sclerosis, is featured on 6ABC along with Chief of Neurology, Dr. Brenda Banwell.
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A CHOP genome researcher was a co-author of the largest-ever genetic analysis of the chronic neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS).
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The Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia contributed important pediatric data to the largest-ever genetic study of multiple sclerosis (MS), published in the journal Nature.