Key result
Early nerve transfer successfully restored shoulder function and elbow flexion in an infant with poliomyelitis-like paralysis caused by enterovirus 71 infection.
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Does nerve transfer restore function in children with poliomyelitis-like paralysis caused by enterovirus 71 infection?
Does nerve transfer restore function in children with poliomyelitis-like paralysis caused by enterovirus 71 infection?
Early neurotisation via nerve transfer can successfully restore function in children with poliomyelitis-like paralysis from enterovirus 71 infection.
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May support early nerve transfer in rare pediatric enterovirus 71 paralysis; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for controlled trials.
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.
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Funahashi et al. (2007) studied this question. Early nerve transfer successfully restored shoulder function and elbow flexion in an infant with poliomyelitis-like paralysis caused by enterovirus 71 infection.
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