Neurotoxin-Induced Paralysis: A Case of Tick Paralysis in a 2-Year-Old Child

Volume: 50, Issue: 6, Pages: 605 - 607
Published: Jun 1, 2014
Abstract
null Background null Tick paralysis is an arthropod-transmitted disease causing potentially lethal progressive ascending weakness. The presenting symptoms of tick paralysis overlap those of acute inflammatory diseases of the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord; thus, the condition is often misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary treatments and prolonged hospitalization. null Patient null A 2-year-old girl residing in northern New York and...
Paper Details
Title
Neurotoxin-Induced Paralysis: A Case of Tick Paralysis in a 2-Year-Old Child
Published Date
Jun 1, 2014
Volume
50
Issue
6
Pages
605 - 607
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