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Acute flaccid myelitis : answering questions through national collaboration
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July 21, 2020
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Corporate Authors:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communication. ; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.) ; Acute Flaccid Myelitis Association. ; Children's Hospital Colorado. ; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease.
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Description:Presented on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition. It affects the nervous system and causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. Most AFM cases have been in young children. Cases have been increasing every other year in the US since 2014.
During this ession of Public Health Grand Rounds, national AFM experts will discuss the epidemiology of AFM, along with the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention research updates. Grand Rounds also will present a parent’s perspective on building an AFM support network in the US.
Presented by: Janell Routh, MD, MHS (CAPT), Medical Officer and AFM Team Lead, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC [“Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States"]; Rachel Scott, Parent Advocate, ["AFM from a Parent Perspective: Building an AFM Network in the US"] Kevin Messacar, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado ["Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of AFM"]; Emily Erbelding, MD, MPH, Director,
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health ["Building Research Partnerships for AFM"].
Facilitated by: John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director; Susan Laird, DNP, MSN, RN, Communications Director.
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Content Notes:Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Janell Routh, p. 1-20] -- AFM from a Parent Perspective: Building an AFM Network in the US [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Rachel Scott, p. 21-30] -- Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Acute Flaccid Myelitis [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Kevin Messacar, p. 31-44]; Building Research Partnerships for Acute Flaccid Myelitis [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Emily Erbelding, p. 45-56].
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