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ArticleRevista de neurologia2026

[Acute Flacid Paralysis and Encephalitis: A Deadly Combination. Report of the Latest Case of Human Rabies in Colombia: A Reminder of a Preventable Enemy].

Francisco Aureliano García Jimenez, Paula Andrea Valencia-Rey, Kevin Tutalchá Oviedo, Santiago Mejía López, Juan Carlos Arango Viana, Juan David Cuartas Ramírez

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Article in Revista de neurologia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Francisco Aureliano García JimenezDepartament of Antioquia, Fundación Hospitalaria San Vicente de Paul, 050010 Medellin, Colombia.
Paula Andrea Valencia-ReyDepartament of Antioquia, Fundación Hospitalaria San Vicente de Paul, 050010 Medellin, Colombia.
Kevin Tutalchá OviedoDepartament of Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, 050010 Medellin, Colombia.
Santiago Mejía LópezDepartament of Antioquia, Fundación Hospitalaria San Vicente de Paul, 050010 Medellin, Colombia.
Juan Carlos Arango VianaDepartament of Antioquia, Fundación Hospitalaria San Vicente de Paul, 050010 Medellin, Colombia.
Juan David Cuartas RamírezDepartament of Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, 050010 Medellin, Colombia.

Funding

Fundación Hospitalaria San Vicente de Paul (Medellín, Antioquia)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn countries with a low incidence of human rabies, this lethal virus is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis. CLINICAL CASE: A young woman presented with fever and progressive weakness that evolved into flaccid quadriparesis, associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms, multiple cranial neuropathy, and dysautonomia. The complementary tests and the unusual reflexes that accompanied the diagnosis of brain death are described. The diagnosis was confirmed postmortem by compatible histopathological findings.

conclusionsHuman rabies should be considered in cases of flaccid paralysis with encephalitis due to its implications for preventing further deaths through public health measures.

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EncephalitisEncephalitis, ViralParalysisRabiesAcute DiseaseAdultColombiaFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansYoung Adultacute encephalitisacute flaccid paralysisColombiahuman rabiesviral encephalitiszoonosis

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PMCPMC13036786

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