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A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Steve D. Wheeler, MD; José Ochoa, MD, PhD

Arch Neurol. 1980;37(1):52-53.

Abstract
• A 5-year-old asthmatic boy had flaccid monoplegia six days after an asthma attack. A similar association has been reported in 13 previous cases. However, to our knowledge, this is the first report from the American continent. This syndrome has a poor prognosis and can be confused with poliomyelitis. The localizing effect of abnormal inspiratory-biceps synkinesis may be important.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 22, 1978.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755 (Dr Ochoa).

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