Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral illness commonly seen in young children
under 5 years of age, characterized by typical manifestations such as oral herpes and …

First isolated in California, USA, in 1969, enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major public health
issue across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The virus, which is closely related to …

Although poliomyelitis has been mostly eradicated worldwide, large outbreaks of the related
enterovirus 71 have been seen in Asia-Pacific countries in the past 10 years. This virus …

This review highlights clinical features of the increasing cases of acute flaccid paralysis
associated with anterior myelitis noted in the United States from 2012 to 2015. Acute flaccid …

Despite improved understanding of the pathogenesis of neuroinflammatory disorders of the
brain and development of new diagnostic markers, our biomarker repertoire to demonstrate …

Background Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infectious disease in
childhood caused by an enterovirus (EV), and which is principally seen in children under 5 …

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is generally a benign febrile exanthematous
childhood disease caused by human enteroviruses. The route of transmission is postulated …

Encephalitis is a rare but serious condition of neurologic dysfunction due to inflammation of
the brain parenchyma. A wide variety of infectious and noninfectious etiologies are …

Acute flaccid myelitis is characterized by the combination of acute flaccid paralysis and a
spinal cord lesion largely restricted to the gray matter on magnetic resonance imaging. The …

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has emerged as a major cause of neurological threat in the world
following the eradication of poliovirus. Most EV71 infections commonly result in hand–foot …