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[Post-poliomyelitis syndrome. Description of 2 cases]
B Emeryk1, K Rowińska-Marcińska
1Kliniki Neurologicznej AM i Zespołu badawczego chorób nerwowo-mieśniowych CMDiK PAN w Warszawie.
Neurologia I Neurochirurgia Polska
|March 1, 1988
Summary
This study details two cases of late-onset peripheral motor neuron damage years after childhood polio. It reviews clinical, electrophysiological, and etiological factors of post-polio syndrome.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Poliomyelitis anterior, a viral disease, can cause acute paralysis.
- Late-onset neurological deficits can occur decades after the initial infection.