Acute Flaccid Myelitis Working Group

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30… Kudos to our colleague Dr. Kevin Messacar for his continued work on AFM!!

Great episode of TWiV with Kevin Messacar talking about AFM!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi…

@PittPediatrics @i4KidsResearch @ChildrensPgh It’s great to learn from history!! The pioneers of polio vaccination deserve an special place in the history of science and public health! Thank you to Dr. Peter Salk for reminding us about such history.

Finally, our keynote speaker Peter Salk, MD, president of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation talks to us about the Lessons Learned from the Vaccination Against Polio! Thank you Dr. Salk for joining us! @ChildrensPgh @i4KidsResearch

Chair of the Dept., Dr. Terence Dermody, kicks off the Acute Flaccid Myelitis Symposium today! Dr. Peter Salk will be our keynote speaker later this afternoon! @ChildrensPgh @i4KidsResearch

Brain abnormalities occur in brain of children affected by AFM. Interesting observations by a collaborative multi center group.

Brain MRI Abnormalities in Acute Flaccid Myelitis - Pediatric Neurology pedneur.com/article/S0887-…

2nd AFM Virtual Symposium. First Session: Acute Presentations and Manage... youtube.com/playlist?list=… via @YouTube Back to school 2023: it’s time to be alert again about enteroviruses circulation and AFM!!

vimeo.com/830676728 Summer is here!! It's time to renew alertness about Acute Flaccid Myelitis!!

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37182848/ Six- and 12- months outcomes in patients with AFM. An interesting retrospective view from the state public health surveillance system and CDC.

acuteflaccidmyelitis.org 2022 enteroviruses circulation was high but did not bring cases of AFM. Watch the updates from US and Europe: enteroviruses and AFM. It’s better to be prepared for 2023! acuteflaccidmyelitis.org/afmwg-monthly-…

The 2022 Enterovirus Paradox: The AFM working group discusses data and hypotheses about the increased enterovirus circulation without acute flaccid myelitis. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

link.springer.com/article/10.100… An interesting study of historical cases of poliomyelitis...a combination of neuropathology and sequencing.

youtube.com/watch?v=EtIsde… Dr. Jelte Helfferich provided an excellent update about enterovirus circulation and AFM in Europe.

acuteflaccidmyelitis.org/afmwg-monthly-… Dr. Kevin Messacar from Children's Hospital Colorado provided an excellent overview of the respiratory virus circulation in 2022 and the current situation with the outbreaks of pediatric respiratory diseases.

youtube.com/playlist?list=… Get the most recent updates about enterovirus circulation, polio, and acute flaccid myelitis. Excellent discussion by our colleagues Sarah Kidd, Jelte Helfferich, Kevin Messacar, and members of the AFM working group.

2nd. AFM symposium: Enteroviruses and AFM. Epidemiological surveillance... youtu.be/7ZaRs3uRs4Y via @YouTube Epidemiological surveillance of enteroviruses is a critical step to understanding AFM!!! This is a very well-updated report from Adriana Lopez from CDC.

cdc.gov/globalhealth/i… WORLD POLIO DAY 2022....we still need to be aware of poliomyelitis in the US and around the world!!!

AFM: Orthopedic complications and management in spinal cord disorders an... youtu.be/cf1S79FfwzQ via @YouTube Dr. Paul Sponsellar has a great discussion of the orthopedic problems that may emerge months and years after AFM. We need to be aware of those complications!!

AFM: Acute rehabilitation ICU and transition to inpatient acute rehabili... youtu.be/3eNoe-9u8jI via @YouTube An excellent overview by Dr. Edmiston from Kennedy Krieger Institute about rehab in the ICU for AFM patients!