Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Patient Summary Form
FOR LOCAL USE ONLY
Name of person completing form: ______________________________________________ State assigned patient ID: _______________________
Affiliation__________________________________ Phone: ____________________________Email: _____________________________________
Name of physician who can provide additional clinical/lab information, if needed ______________________________________________________
Affiliation_____________________________________ Phone: ___________________________ Email: ___________________________________
Name of main hospital that provided patient’s care: ___________________________________ State: _____ County: ______________________
Form
Approved OMB
No. 0920-0009 Exp
Date: 04/30/2016
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Patient Summary Form
Form to be completed by, or in conjunction with, a physician who provided care to the patient during the neurological illness. Once completed, submit to Health Department (HD). HD can also facilitate specimen testing.
1. Today’s date__ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ (mm/dd/yyyy) 2. State assigned patient ID: ________________________________________
3. Sex: M F 4. Date of birth __ __/ __ __/ __ __ __ __ Residence: 5. State_______ 6. County_____________________________
7. Race: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American 8. Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White (check all that apply) Not Hispanic or Latino
9. Date of onset of limb weakness __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ (mm/dd/yyyy) 10. Was patient admitted to a hospital? yes no unknown 11.Date of admission to first hospital__ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ 12.Date of discharge from last hospital__ __/__ __/__ __ __ __(or still hospitalized at time of form submission)
13. Did the patient die from this illness? yes no unknown 14. If yes, date of death__ __/__ __/__ __ __
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS/CONDITION: |
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Right Arm |
Left Arm |
Right Leg |
Left Leg |
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15. Since neurologic illness onset, which limbs have been acutely weak? [indicate yes(y), no (n), unknown (u) for each limb] |
Y N U |
Y N U |
Y N U |
Y N U |
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16. Date of neurologic exam (recorded at most severe weakness to point of completing this form) (mm/dd/yyyy) |
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17. At the time of most severe weakness, reflexes in the most affected limb(s): |
Areflexic/hyporeflexic (0-1) Normal (2) Hyperreflexic (3-4+) |
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At ANY time during the illness, was there: |
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18. Any sensory loss/numbness in the affected limb(s), at any time during the illness? (paresthesias should not be considered here) |
Y N U |
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19. Any pain or burning in the affected limb(s)? |
Y N U |
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Unk/Not Recorded (NR) |
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20. Sensory level on the torso (i.e., reduced sensation below a certain level of the torso)? |
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21. Did patient have any of the cranial nerve features below? (If yes, check all that apply): |
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Diplopia/double vision (If yes, circle the cranial nerve involved if known: 3 / 4 / 6 ) |
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Loss of sensation in face Facial droop Hearing loss Dysphagia Dysarthria |
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22. Bowel or bladder incontinence? |
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23. Change in mental status (e.g., confused, disoriented, encephalopathic)? |
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24. Seizure(s)? |
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25. Receipt of positive pressure ventilation, including invasive or non-invasive ventilation and including BiPAP or CPAP? |
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Other patient information:
In the 4-weeks BEFORE onset of limb weakness, did patient: |
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Unk/NR |
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26. Have a respiratory illness? |
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27. If yes, onset date __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ |
28. Have a gastrointestinal illness (e.g., diarrhea or vomiting)? |
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29. If yes, onset date __ __/__ __/ __ __ __ __ |
30. Have a new onset rash? |
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31. If yes, onset date __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ |
32. Have a fever, measured by parent or provider and ≥ 38.0°C/100.4°F? |
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33. If yes, onset date __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ |
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34. Receive any immunosuppressing agent(s) (BEFORE WEAKNESS ONSET)? |
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Form
Approved OMB
No. 0920-0009 Exp
Date: 04/30/2016
35. If yes: Date of first administration: __ __/ __ __ / __ __ __ __ Name of medication: _____________________ Mode of administration: IM IV Oral Dosage / duration / overall amount administered: _______________________________________ |
36. Travel outside the US? |
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37. If yes, list country:
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38. At onset of limb weakness, does patient have any underlying illnesses? |
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39. If yes, list:
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40. On the day of onset of limb weakness, did patient have a fever? |
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(see definition for fever above in 32.) |
Polio vaccination history: |
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41. How many doses of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) are documented to have been received by the patient before the onset of weakness? |
_______doses unknown |
42. How many doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV) are documented to have been received by the patient before the onset of weakness? |
_______doses unknown |
43. If you do not have documentation of the type of polio vaccine received what is total number of documented polio vaccine doses received before onset of weakness? |
_______doses unknown |
Neuroradiographic findings:
MRI of spinal cord 44. Was MRI of spinal cord performed? yes no unknown
45. If yes, how many documented spinal MRIs were performed? ________
If yes to Q44, complete Q46-Q71 based on most abnormal spine MRI 46. Date of most abnormal spine MRI __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __
47. Levels imaged: cervical thoracic lumbosacral unknown
48. Location of lesions: |
cervical cord thoracic cord conus cauda equina unknown |
Levels of cord affected (if applicable):
49. Cervical: _________ 50. Thoracic: _________ |
For cervical and thoracic cord lesions |
51. What areas of spinal cord were affected? |
predominantly gray matter predominantly white matter both equally affected unknown |
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52. Was there cord edema? |
yes no unknown |
53. Gadolinium (GAD) used: yes no unknown (If NO, skip to question 59) |
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For cervical, thoracic cord or conus lesions |
54. Did any gray matter lesions enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
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55. Did any white matter lesions enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
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56. Did any cervical / thoracic nerve roots enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
For cauda equina lesions |
57. Did the ventral nerve roots enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
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58. Did the dorsal nerve roots enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
MRI of brain
59. Was brain/brainstem/cerebellum MRI performed? yes no unknown (If NO, skip to Q72) 60. Date of study __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __
61. Any supratentorial (i.e, lobe, cortical, subcortical, basal ganglia, or thalamic) lesions |
yes no unknown |
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62.If yes, indicate location(s) |
cortex basal ganglia thalamus subcortex unknown Other (specify): ____________________ |
63. Any brainstem lesions? |
yes no unknown |
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64. If yes, indicate location: |
midbrain pons medulla unknown |
65. Any cranial nerve lesions? |
yes no unknown |
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66. If yes, indicate which CN(s): |
CN_____ unilateral bilateral CN_____ unilateral bilateral |
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CN_____ unilateral bilateral CN_____ unilateral bilateral |
67. Any lesions affecting the cerebellum? |
yes no unknown |
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68. Gadolinium (GAD) used: yes no unknown (If NO, skip to question 72) |
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69. Did any supratentorial lesions enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
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70. Did any brainstem lesions enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
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71. Did any cranial nerve lesions enhance with GAD? |
yes no unknown |
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72. Was an EMG done? yes no unknown If yes, date __ __/__ __/__ __ __ __ (mm/dd/yyyy)
73. If yes, was there evidence of acute motor neuropathy, motor neuronopathy, motor nerve or anterior horn cell involvement? yes no unk
CSF examination: 74. Was a lumbar puncture performed? yes no unknown
If yes, complete 74 (a,b) (If more than 2 CSF examinations, list the first 2 performed)
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74a. CSF from LP1 |
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74b. CSF from LP2 |
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Pathogen testing performed:
75. Was CSF tested? yes no unknown Specimen Collection Date __ __ / __ __/ __ __ __ __ If ‘yes’, was specimen tested for the following: |
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Enterovirus yes no unknown |
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Typed (if positive)? |
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PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
yes no not done |
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West Nile Virus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
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West Nile Virus yes no unknown |
IgM |
Positive Negative Indeterminate Pending Unknown |
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Herpes simplex virus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
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Cytomegalovirus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
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Varicella zoster virus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
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Was other pathogen identified: yes no unknown |
If positive for other pathogen, specify test type: _____________ |
List other pathogen(s) identified: |
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76. Was a RESPIRATORY TRACT specimen tested? yes no unknown Specimen Collection Date __ __ / __ __/ __ __ __ __ Type of specimen: nasopharyngeal swab nasal wash/aspirate oropharyngeal swab other, specify: ________________________ If ‘yes’, was specimen tested for the following: |
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Enterovirus/rhinovirus yes no unknown |
Test Type |
Test Result |
Typed (if positive)? |
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PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
yes no not done |
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Adenovirus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
yes no not done |
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Influenza virus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
yes no not done |
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Was other pathogen identified: yes no unknown |
If positive for other pathogen, specify test type: _____________ |
List other pathogen(s) identified: |
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77. Was a STOOL specimen tested? yes no unknown Specimen Collection Date __ __ / __ __/ __ __ __ __ If ‘yes’, was specimen tested for the following: |
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Non-polio Enterovirus yes no unknown |
Test Type |
Test Result |
Typed (if positive)? |
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PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
yes no not done |
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Poliovirus yes no unknown |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
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Poliovirus yes no unknown |
Culture |
Positive Negative Pending |
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Was other pathogen identified: yes no unknown |
If positive for other pathogen, specify test type: _____________ |
List other pathogen(s) identified: |
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78. Was SERUM tested? yes no unknown Specimen Collection Date __ __ / __ __/ __ __ __ __ If ‘yes’, was specimen tested for the following: |
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West Nile Virus yes no unknown |
Test Type |
Test Result |
Typed (if positive)? |
Type |
PCR |
Positive Negative Pending |
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West Nile Virus yes no unknown |
IgM |
Positive Negative Indeterminate Pending Unknown |
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Was other pathogen identified: yes no unknown |
If positive for other pathogen, specify test type: _____________ |
List other pathogen(s) identified: |
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79. Was/Is a specific etiology considered to be the most likely cause for the patient’s neurological illness? yes no unknown 80. If yes, please list etiology and reason(s) considered most likely cause ____________________________________________________________
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81. If patient is a confirmed or probable case, will specimens be sent to CDC for testing? yes no unknown
82. If yes, types of specimens that will be sent to CDC for testing:
CSF Nasal wash/aspirate BAL spec Tracheal aspirate NP/OP swab Stool Serum Other, list __________________
Acute Flaccid Myelitis case definition (http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/2015PS/2015PSFinal/15-ID-01.pdf)
Criteria
An illness with onset of acute focal limb weakness AND
● a magnetic resonance image (MRI) showing spinal cord lesion largely restricted to gray matter and spanning one or more spinal segments, OR
● no spinal cord MRI performed but cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with pleocytosis (white blood cell count >5 cells/mm3)
Case Classification
Confirmed:
● An illness with onset of acute focal limb weakness AND
● MRI showing spinal cord lesion largely restricted to gray matter and spanning one or more spinal segments
Probable:
● An illness with onset of acute focal limb weakness AND
● No spinal cord MRI performed but CSF showing pleocytosis (white blood cell count >5 cells/mm3).
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| File Title | Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patient Summary Form |
| Subject | acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) patient summary form |
| Author | CDC/NCIRD |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-24 |