Tick paralysis syndrome in a 5-year-old girl

Authors
Poirier, MP Causey, AL
Citation
Mp. Poirier et Al. Causey, Tick paralysis syndrome in a 5-year-old girl, SOUTH MED J, 93(4), 2000, pp. 433-435
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00384348 → ACNP
Volume
93
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
433 - 435
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4348(200004)93:4<433:TPSIA5>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Tick paralysis syndrome (TPS) is an uncommon cause of ascending paralysis i n children. Familiarity with its clinical features is important, since prom pt diagnosis and removal of the tick is curative. We report the case of a 5 -year-old girl with TPS manifested as lower extremity ataxia and paralysis and briefly discuss the salient features of TPS.