Restoration of shoulder function and elbow flexion by nerve transfer for poliomyelitis-like paralysis caused by enterovirus 71 infection.
We report the case of an eight-month-old girl who presented with a poliomyelitis-like paralysis in her left upper limb caused by enterovirus 71 infection. She recovered useful function after nerve transfers performed six months after the onset of paralysis. Early neurotisation can be used successfully in the treatment of poliomyelitis-like paralysis in children.
Funahashi
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. funal5@hama-med.ac.jp
Nagano
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Sano
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Ogihara
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Omura
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D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology