Postpolio syndrome

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• Postpolio syndrome is a group of related signs and symptoms occurring in people who had paralytic poliomyelitis years earlier.
• Because the coping mechanisms learned during the initial disease have had such a profound effect on polio survivors, the importance of the psychosocial ramifications of the postpolio syndrome is stressed.
• Postpolio Syndrome is a resource that I would highly recommend to any health professional treating polio survivors, because it addresses the many problems a large percentage of polio survivors are experiencing, as well as recommended interventions to alleviate or avoid these problems.
• Poliomyelitis Names "Postpolio syndrome is considered by the medical community to be an indisputable entity.
• Characteristics and Management of Postpolio Syndrome.
• Still a Mystery: What Causes Postpolio Syndrome? Imagine conquering a potentially life-threatening disease like poliomyelitis—only to have joint pain, decreased endurance, and atrophied muscles 30 years later.
• Muscle stimulation disorders (also called motor neuron disorders) include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive pseudobulbar palsy, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, and postpolio syndrome.
• Related content Other Infectious Diseases Other Neurology Chronic diseases Global health Related Article Commentary Postpolio syndrome—"We aren't dead yet" Ruth Bridgens, PhD , medical sociology1 1 School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3WT bridgensr@cardiff.

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