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15464647

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
This report describes two cases of tick paralysis in children diagnosed within a 3-month period (May-July 2002) in rural South Carolina. Differing presenting symptoms consisted of acute onset of ataxia in one patient and acute ascending paralysis in the other. Ticks were present on the scalp of both patients and were removed immediately. Both girls demonstrated improvement of signs and symptoms within hours and complete recovery within 24 hours of tick removal. The diagnosis of tick paralysis must be considered in any patient, particularly children, who present with either acute ataxia or acute ascending paralysis. As in any clinical encounter, careful history and thorough general and neurologic examinations must be performed to exclude the possibility of tick attachment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0887-8994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
304-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Pediatric tick paralysis: discussion of two cases and literature review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston,SC 29425, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports