title: Poliomyelitis-like syndrome following asthmatic attack (Hopkins syndrome).
abstract: A 12-year-old boy is described with a combination of right arm paralysis resembling poliomyelitis and severe asthma. At 4 years of age, he developed flaccid paralysis one day after a severe asthma attack. No etiologic factors could be found for his flaccid paralysis. Nineteen patients with similar poliomyelitis-like illnesses following asthmatic attack are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome