West nile poliomyelitis in a 7-year-old child

Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Nov;39(5):350-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.07.027.

Abstract

West Nile poliomyelitis is a well-described neurologic manifestation of West Nile viral infection in adults. However, few reports have described this manifestation in children infected with West Nile virus. We describe a 7-year-old boy who developed West Nile poliomyelitis with flaccid paralysis of his left leg. Electrodiagnostic testing and radiologic imaging confirmed anterior horn cell injury. We report on his course clinically and electrodiagnostically over 20 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neural Conduction
  • Paralysis / pathology*
  • Paralysis / virology*
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Spinal Cord / pathology
  • Spinal Cord / virology
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / virology*
  • West Nile Fever / pathology*