Patient's question:
5-year-old onset for 3 weeks, difficulty walking in lower limbs. Vision is blurry, edge wire inflammation. Follow-up at The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University: previous treatment and outcomes: no matter what kind of help: how to treatDoctor's answer:
(1) Movement disorders: Flaccid paralysis of limbs and trunk muscles is the most prominent symptom of this disease. It usually starts in the lower limbs and gradually affects the trunk muscles, both upper limbs, and cranial nerves, potentially spreading from one side to the other. The condition typically reaches its peak within 1 to 2 weeks. Collapse is generally more severe in the proximal areas than in the distal areas, with spasticity twisting over. If breathing, dry swallowing, and speech are affected, it may lead to uncontrolled respiratory arrest, dry swallowing difficulties, and speech impairment, endangering life.(2) Sensory disorders: Generally mild, they often begin with numbness and paresthesia in the extremities. There may also be glove-and-stocking-like sensory loss, disappearance, or hyperesthesia, as well as spontaneous pain. Tenderness is particularly pronounced in the calf muscles and the anterior muscle angles. Occasionally, segmental or conduction-bundle sensory deficits may be observed.