A thorny case of spastic paralysis

Medical Journal of AustraliaEarly View Medical education A thorny case of spastic paralysis Travis Lines, Corresponding Author Travis Lines [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-1453 Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAadith Ashok, Aadith Ashok Alfred Health, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorSadid F Khan, Sadid F Khan Alfred Health, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorMichael J Loftus, Michael J Loftus Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC Monash University, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author Travis Lines, Corresponding Author Travis Lines [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-1453 Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAadith Ashok, Aadith Ashok Alfred Health, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorSadid F Khan, Sadid F Khan Alfred Health, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorMichael J Loftus, Michael J Loftus Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC Monash University, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author First published: 12 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52164Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1Engleberg NC, DiRita V, Dermody TS. Schaechter's mechanisms of microbial disease; 5th ed. Philadelphia: Williams and Wilkins; 2012. 2Patel C, Dey A, Wang H, et al. Summary of national surveillance data on vaccine preventable diseases in Australia, 2016–2018 final report. Commun Dis Intell (2018) 2022; 46; https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2022.46.28. 3 GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet 2020; 396: 1204-1222. 4 Department of Health and Aged Care. Tetanus. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2022. https://www.health.gov.au/diseases/tetanus#:~:text=Tetanus%20is%20a%20nationally%20notifiable,can%20search%20Communicable%20Diseases%20Intelligence%20 (viewed Nov 2023). 5Gidding HF, Backhouse JL, Gilbert GL, Burgess MA. Immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in Australia: a national serosurvey. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 301-304. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2005/183/6/immunity-diphtheria-and-tetanus-australia-national-serosurvey#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20first%20national,levels%20decreased%20significantly%20with%20age 6Weinstein L. Tetanus. N Engl J Med 1973; 289: 1293-1296. 7Rodrigo C, Fernando D, Rajapakse S. Pharmacological management of tetanus: an evidence-based review. Crit Care 2014; 18: 217. 8 Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). Australian immunisation handbook. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, 2022. https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/ (viewed Oct 2023). Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation