PPT-Clinical approach to Acute Flaccid Paralysis

Dr Shaad Abqari Dept of Pediatrics Objectives of this brief talk How to define AFP How to evaluate a case of AFP Rehan a 3 year old Not able to walk.

01/12/2010 1 01/12/2010 Acute Flaccid Paralysis ( AFP) Acute onset of weakness with reduced muscular tone in a previously normal limb. Usually below 15 yrs of age.It is a Lower motor neurone lesion A
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 \n \r      Executive Summary A rapid assessment of Acute Flaccid Laura . Pottorff . Colorado Department of Agriculture. National Honey Bee Health Survey and Pesticide Prevalence . 2011 . – 2013 - 2016. Funded by USDA, APHIS and the Bee Informed Partnership through the Farm Bill. Familiarization Training. General Information. Vecuronium. is a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent, preventing acetylcholine from binding to muscle receptors on the end plate, thus resulting in compete paralysis. . Dennis J . Kitsko. , DO, FACS, FAOCO. Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Clinical Findings - Overview. Bleeding from ear canal. Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM): Clinical Presentation Last updated April 4, 2019 1 Objectives Describe for patients with AFM: Clinical presentation Initial evaluation Treatment considerations Reporting patients to public health 12minutes per response including the time for reviewing instructions searching existing data sources gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of informatio . AL-. Iede. , MD, DCH, FRCP. Paediatric Pulmonologist & Sleep physician . Stridor is a harsh, vibratory sound of variable pitch caused by partial obstruction of the respiratory passages that results in turbulent airflow through the airway. . Epidemiology . Paralysis is the most devastating effect of polio virus infection. Although 90-95 % infection-subclinical. Eradicated in most of countries except Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Universal vaccination strategy and improved sanitation: key factor in eradication. 1 ❖ The facial nerve contains approximately 10,000 fibers. ❖ 7000 myelinated fibers innervate the muscles of facial expression, stapedius muscle, postauricular muscles, posterior belly of dig Saeed aed AlkanyOverview of Facial Nerve Paralysis in Saudi Arabia ISSN (Online) 2249-6084 (Print) 2250-1029 www.eijppr. Country - . The Americas. . Data . as of . 14 May 2016 . (AFP Cases from All Ages). Source. : . Country Reports in PAHO. Total Cases . =. 14. 25. 14. 69. 28. 35. 8. 20. 23. 25. 26. 75. 148. 217. AlNaji. . ETIOLOGY. The causative organism C. botulinum, a spore-forming obligate anaerobe, produces neurotoxins during vegetative growth.. Botulinum neurotoxin forming C. botulinum species are divided into groups I to IV depending on their physiologic properties..