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Uncommon Disorders Masquerading as Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Children

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The syndrome of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a common medical emergency in children. In the era of poliomyelitis eradication, the common causes of AFP include Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), transverse myelitis and traumatic neuritis. However, many common diseases can uncommonly present as AFP and some uncommon diseases may also masquerade like it. Uncommon causes of AFP seen at a tertiary care pediatric hospital are discussed along with relevant points in diagnosis and management. Also, common pitfalls in diagnosis of pediatric AFP and an approach to investigations are discussed.

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MG: Data acquisition and draft preparation; MG, SDK, VP: Literature research, manuscript preparation; MG, SDK, VP, RS, AUH: Manuscript editing and revision. All authors have read the manuscript and approved the final version. SDK will act as guarantor for the paper.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India

    Meenal Garg, Shilpa D. Kulkarni, Varsha Patil, Rafat Sayed & Anaita Udwadia Hegde

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Garg, M., Kulkarni, S.D., Patil, V. et al. Uncommon Disorders Masquerading as Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Children. Indian J Pediatr 84, 315–321 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2276-y

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