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Acute Flaccid Paralysis - Malaysian Paediatric Association

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AFP Case vignette 1<br />

SWACH<br />

Hospital Likas<br />

Treatment<br />

●<br />

IV Methylprednisolone 20 mg/kg/day for 5 days<br />

6 weeks oral steroid taper<br />

● outcome: - good manual dexterity<br />

No viral studies were done<br />

(family not keen)<br />

- bilateral deltoid wasting<br />

- rotate and elevates scapula<br />

to reach objects at shoulder level

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