Tick paralysis

被引:18
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作者
Greenstein, P [1 ]
机构
[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0025-7125(03)00097-X
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Tick paralysis is a preventable cause of morbidity and death that, when diagnosed promptly, requires a simple low-cost intervention. The key to success is to consider tick paralysis in the differential diagnosis of ascending weakness, particularly in children, in geographic areas where this disease predominates.
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