Neuro Case Challenge: A 16-Year-Old With Quadriparesis After Respiratory Infection

Sumaira Nabi, MBBS; Mazhar Badshah, MBBS, MD, FCPS

June 29, 2022

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Background

A 16-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a 1-week history of weakness in both lower extremities, which progressed to involve both arms over the course of 1 day. He also complains of dysesthesia. No sphincteric dysfunction is noted.

Two weeks before presentation, he had been treated for an upper respiratory tract infection. He has no history of diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. He is a nonsmoker and is not taking any medications on regular basis. His family history is unremarkable.

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Neuro Case Challenge: A 16-Year-Old With Quadriparesis After Respiratory Infection

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Authors and Disclosures

Authors

Sumaira Nabi, MBBS

Mazhar Badshah, MBBS, MD, FCPS

Editor

Joseph U. Becker, MD

Reviewer

B Mark Keegan, MD, FRCPC

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