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Myelitis due to Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan Virus

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Link to WHO Definition

Myelitis due to Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan Virus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/778431369

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by an ECHO virus. 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.