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Myelitis due to Enterovirus

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Link to WHO Definition

Myelitis due to Enterovirus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/5330788

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by a picornavirus virus (enterovirus). The symptoms and signs are usually acute in onset, and include monoparesis, paraparesis, or quadriplegia, with lower motor neurone signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, PCR assay, and serological tests.