Tick paralysis in children: electrophysiology and possibility of misdiagnosis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The authors report six patients with tick paralysis seen over 5 years. Clinical and electrodiagnostic findings failed to adequately distinguish tick paralysis from Guillain-Barré syndrome in these patients. Finding a tick attached to the scalp or the nape of the neck and removing it resulted in rapid clinical improvement.
Medical subject headings
- Diagnostic Errors
- Tick Paralysis