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Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus.

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Kaplan, PW; Rocha, W; Sanders, DB; D'Souza, B; Spock, A
Published in: Pediatrics
July 1986
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A 10-year-old girl was treated for an acute asthmatic attack with ventilation and a high-dose steroids regimen. An areflexic paralysis of the four limbs was noted when artificial ventilatory support was withdrawn. Electromyography and a muscle biopsy revealed marked myopathic features. We discuss the unusual presentation of an acute steroid-induced myopathy in an asthmatic patient.

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Donald Benjamin Sanders
Author Donald Benjamin Sanders Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease

Published In

Pediatrics

ISSN

0031-4005

Publication Date

July 1986

Volume

78

Issue

1

Start / End Page

121 / 123

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Status Asthmaticus
  • Quadriplegia
  • Pediatrics
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electromyography
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Child
 

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Kaplan, P. W., Rocha, W., Sanders, D. B., D’Souza, B., & Spock, A. (1986). Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus. Pediatrics, 78(1), 121–123.
Kaplan, P. W., W. Rocha, D. B. Sanders, B. D’Souza, and A. Spock. “Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus.” Pediatrics 78, no. 1 (July 1986): 121–23.
Kaplan PW, Rocha W, Sanders DB, D’Souza B, Spock A. Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus. Pediatrics. 1986 Jul;78(1):121–3.
Kaplan, P. W., et al. “Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus.” Pediatrics, vol. 78, no. 1, July 1986, pp. 121–23.
Kaplan PW, Rocha W, Sanders DB, D’Souza B, Spock A. Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus. Pediatrics. 1986 Jul;78(1):121–123.

Published In

Pediatrics

ISSN

0031-4005

Publication Date

July 1986

Volume

78

Issue

1

Start / End Page

121 / 123

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Status Asthmaticus
  • Quadriplegia
  • Pediatrics
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Electromyography
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Child