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J. Seggey, MD
Dept of Internal Med

A. Ohry, MD; R. Rozin, MD
Dept of Neurological Rehabilitation

E. Rubinstein, MD
Infectious Disease Unit Chaim Sheba Med Center Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Med Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan Israel

Arch Neurol. 1976;33(9):664.

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Sensory losses in poliomyelitis are rare,^1-3 but we recently cared for such a patient with both paraplegia and severe sensory disturbances.

Report of a Case.—

A 19-year-old soldier had noted back pain, neck stiffness, headache, muscle aches, and temperatures of 38 C for eight days. At age 1 year, he had received the formaldehydeinactivated polio vaccine (Salk). At 4 years of age, he had had tuberculosis of the lumbar spine and had received adequate treatment.

On admission, his temperature was 38 C and there was mild nuchal rigidity. The remainder of the examination was normal. Routine laboratory values were normal; lumbar puncture showed normal opening pressure with clear fluid containing 500 cells per cubic millimeter, 85% of which were polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The protein concentration was 60 mg/100 ml; glucose level, 60 mg/100 ml; smears for bacteria and acid-fast bacilli, negative; and cultures, sterile. Treatment with intravenously administered ampicillin, 12 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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