An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring movement to young patients with paralysis caused by acute flaccid myelitis. An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve ...

An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness. Acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, ...

Brian Noblitt says it only took one week for his son Brandon's health to deteriorate in 2016. "One Saturday we played baseball, everything was normal," he told correspondent Adriana Diaz. "Tuesday ...

(HealthDay)—A first-of-its-kind surgery has restored the ability to walk in a boy paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Brandon Noblitt was struck by the disease in 2016 and could no longer walk.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Doctors are pioneering a special surgery to help children regain movement in limbs paralyzed from a rare, polio-like disease. Nerve transfer surgery, typically done for patients suffering traumatic ...

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a poliomyelitis-like paralyzing illness in children. Since an outbreak of AFM in the United States in 2014, evidence has emerged suggesting that enterovirus D68 (EV-D68 ...

November 15, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — Surgical treatment appears to be an effective treatment for 74% of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), and can even improve the spine. CSM is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Diabetes does not appear to impact the outcomes of surgery for patients undergoing treatment of ...

An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness. Acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, ...