TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Flaccid Paralysis, Acute A1 - Hay, Jr, William W. A1 - Levin, Myron J. A1 - Deterding, Robin R. A1 - Abzug, Mark J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics AB - Can occur as a result of a lesion anywhere along the neuroaxis; the key to diagnosis is localizing the lesionAssociated changes in reflexes, sensory changes, abnormal reflexes such as a positive Babinski sign, and bowel and bladder changes can help in localizing the lesionCommon causesMass lesionsInfectious; postinfectiousToxins (eg, from a tick or due to botulism)Metabolic SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455475 ER -