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Case Reports
. 2004;36(6-7):509-12.
doi: 10.1080/00365540410020659.

High-dose steroids in the management of acute flaccid paralysis due to West Nile virus infection

Vasilios Pyrgos  1 , Faheem Younus
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High-dose steroids in the management of acute flaccid paralysis due to West Nile virus infection

Vasilios Pyrgos et al. Scand J Infect Dis. 2004.

Abstract

Despite an increasing incidence of severe neurological disease due to West Nile virus, supportive care remains the mainstay of treatment. We present the first report of WNV induced acute flaccid paralysis successfully treated with high-dose corticosteroid therapy.

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