Educational objective: Tick-borne paralysis is characterized b | Surgery collections Videos and quizez 2021

Educational objective: Tick-borne paralysis is characterized by rapidly progressive ascending paralysis (which may be asymmetrical), absence of fever and sensory abnormalities, and normal CSF examination.
Ticks must feed for 4-7 days and are typically found on patients after meticulous searching . Removal of the tick results in spontaneous improvement in most patients.