FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 8, 2020·4 min readStudy uncovers largest US outbreak of neurologic disease to dateStudy connects enterovirus A71, which causes Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, to a large outbreak of neurological illness in the U.S in 2018. Symptoms of the virus include myoclonus, ataxia, weakness, and autonomic instability.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 21, 2019·8 min readPolio-like disease AFM linked to enterovirusResearchers detected immunological remnants of enterovirus in the nervous systems of more than 12 patients with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). The findings provide the strongest evidence to date that AFM is caused by a virus. The discovery could lead to improved diagnostics for the condition and the development of a vaccine for AFM.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 14, 2019·6 min readPioneering Surgery Restores Movement in Children Paralyzed by Acute Flaccid MyelitisResearchers have developed a new and innovative surgery that involves the transfer of nerves to help restore movement to children suffering paralysis as a result of contracting AFM.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2017·3 min readPolio-Like Disease in ChildrenA new study reviews the cases of two children who presented polio-like symptoms in Germany during the summer of 2016. Similar cases have been reported in the US and numerous other countries over the past few years.Read More
