PMID: 8602132Apr 26, 1996Paper

Tick paralysis--Washington, 1995

MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Abstract

Tick paralysis (tick toxicosis)--one of the eight most common tickborne diseases in the United States (1)--is an acute, ascending, flaccid motor paralysis that can be confused with Guillain-Barre syndrome, botulism, and myasthenia gravis. This report summarizes the results of the investigation of a case of tick paralysis in Washington.

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Apr 7, 2012·Journal of Proteomics·Isabel MarcelinoAna Varela Coelho
Jun 29, 2000·Neurologic Clinics·C G Goetz, E Meisel
Aug 30, 2008·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Jonathan A Edlow, Daniel C McGillicuddy

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