Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2019)
Polio-Like Manifestation of Powassan Virus Infection with Anterior Horn Cell Involvement, Canada
Abstract
Evidence of spinal cord involvement in Powassan virus infection is largely limited to mouse models. We report a case of a polio-like illness caused by Powassan virus infection in a 62-year-old man in Canada. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T2 hyperintensities in the anterior horns of the cervical spinal cord.
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