Acute flaccid myelitis infectious disease should be considered as a cause when patients presented with neurologic symptoms. A subsequent report described 29 cases of enterovirus D68-associated acute flaccid myelitis in Europe in 2016, noting that "these probably represent only the tip of the iceberg." AFM is diagnosed by examining a patient’s nervous system in combination with reviewing images of the spinal cord. A doctor can examine a patient’s nervous system and the places on the body where he or she has weakness, poor muscle tone, and decreased reflexes. In addition, a doctor can do magnetic resonance imaging to look at a patient’s brain
Composition of the human body Not all elements which are found in the human body in trace quantities play a role in life. Some of these elements are thought to be simple bystander contaminants without function (examples: caesium, titanium), while many others are thought to be active toxics, depending on amount (cadmium, mercury, radioactives). The possible utility and toxicity of a few elements at levels normally found in the body (aluminium) is debated. Functions have been proposed for trace amounts of cadmium and lead, although these are almost certainly toxic in amounts very much larger than normally found in the body. There is evidence that