Tick paralysis.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Tick paralysis is a preventable cause of morbidity and death that, when diagnosed promptly, requires a simple low-cost intervention. The key to success is to consider tick paralysis in the differential diagnosis of ascending weakness, particularly in children, in geographic areas where this disease predominates.
Medical subject headings
- Tick Paralysis