Table 1 Causes of acute flaccid paralysis in Iraqi children, 1997-2011
Cause | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Guillain-Barré syndrome | 2611 (52.5) |
Traumatic neuritis | 715 (14.4) |
Meningitis/Encephalitis | 292 (5.9) |
Poliomyelitis | 166 (3.3) |
Myopathy | 89 (1.8) |
Hypokalemia | 74 (1.5) |
Unknown | 568 (11.4) |
Others | 459 (9.4) |
Total | 4974 (100) |