Acute flaccid myelitis: cause, diagnosis, and management

OC Murphy, K Messacar, L Benson, R Bove… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a disabling, polio-like illness mainly affecting children.
Outbreaks of AFM have occurred across multiple global regions since 2012, and the disease …

PAM50: Unbiased multimodal template of the brainstem and spinal cord aligned with the ICBM152 space

B De Leener, VS Fonov, DL Collins, V Callot, N Stikov… - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Template-based analysis of multi-parametric MRI data of the spinal cord sets the foundation
for standardization and reproducibility, thereby helping the discovery of new biomarkers of …

Acute flaccid myelitis: etiologic challenges, diagnostic and management considerations

SE Hopkins - Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of review Purpose of review Acute flaccid myelitis is a polio-like illness defined by
the acute onset of flaccid paralysis in the setting spinal MRI demonstrating a longitudinal …

Convolutional neural network–based automated segmentation of the spinal cord and contusion injury: Deep learning biomarker correlates of motor impairment in …

DB McCoy, SM Dupont, C Gros… - American Journal …, 2019 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Our aim was to use 2D convolutional neural networks for
automatic segmentation of the spinal cord and traumatic contusion injury from axial T2 …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord imaging markers and recovery of volitional leg movement with spinal cord epidural stimulation in individuals with clinically motor complete spinal …

E Rejc, AC Smith, KA Weber, B Ugiliweneza… - Frontiers in systems …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Previous studies have shown that epidural stimulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord (scES)
can re-enable lower limb volitional motor control in individuals with chronic, clinically motor …

Comparative quantitative clinical, neuroimaging, and functional profiles in children with acute flaccid myelitis at acute and convalescent stages of disease

E Gordon‐Lipkin, LS Muñoz, JL Klein… - … Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To quantify characteristics in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) at acute and convalescent
stages. Method This was a retrospective case series of children with AFM evaluated at a …

Acute flaccid myelitis: a clinical review

OC Murphy, CA Pardo - Seminars in neurology, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an emerging disorder primarily affecting children that is
characterized by acute flaccid paralysis accompanied by abnormalities of the spinal cord …

[HTML][HTML] Application of quantitative microstructural MR imaging with atlas-based analysis for the spinal cord in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

M Hori, A Hagiwara, I Fukunaga, R Ueda, K Kamiya… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Mapping of MR fiber g-ratio, which is the ratio of the diameter of the axon to the diameter of
the neuronal fiber, is introduced in this article. We investigated the MR fiber g-ratio, the axon …

Unmet needs in the evaluation, treatment, and recovery for 167 children affected by acute flaccid myelitis reported by parents through social media

R Bove, W Rowles, M Carleton, E Olivera… - Pediatric Neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to characterize the outcomes of 167 children affected by acute flaccid
myelitis by leveraging the power of social media. Methods Members of a closed social …

Acute flaccid myelitis

W Ide, M Melicosta, MK Trovato - Physical Medicine and …, 2021 - pmr.theclinics.com
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a polio-like illness primarily affecting previously healthy
children, characterized by acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) of one or more limbs associated with …