Children's Mercy Hospital Looks To Solve Medical Mystery

By Steve Kraske,

Published January 30, 2015 at 2:29 PM CST

Doctors don't know what caused a severe neurologic condition to manifest itself a few months ago in three patients, including a 13-year-old from Joplin, Mo. On this edition of Up To Date, we try to understand this mysterious condition, and learn how doctors investigate unknown diseases.

Guests:

Dr. Mary Anne Jackson is the Division Chief of Infectious Disease at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Dan Margolies is the health editor at KCUR.

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