Post-poliomyelitis syndrome- Video abstract [ID 219481]
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Video abstract of a case report paper “Post-poliomyelitis syndrome” published in the open access International Medical Case Reports Journal by Chu ECP and Lam KKW.
Abstract: Most developed countries eliminated paralytic poliomyelitis (polio) in the 1970s to 1980s. It was believed that after recovery from acute paralytic poliomyelitis, the physical condition of survivors would remain stable for the rest of their lives. However, the elimination of polio does not equate the end of medical management of polio. Hundreds of thousands of polio survivors worldwide are still at risk of developing the late effects of the disease. Here, we report a case of post-polio syndrome who attended our clinic for the presence of new weakness and neuromuscular problems six decades after recovery from paralytic polio. It is essential that health professionals be aware of these conditions and have an understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of the symptoms.
My wife was affected as a toddler in 1944, and was left with a thin right leg and a slight limp.
In 2000 she started losing energy, and three years later stopped work.
In 2004 she started using two canes to help her walking.
In 2014 she needed a wheelchair.
In 2017 she could no longer stand.
She died of heart failure in 2020.
I'm sure there are many others with similar stories.
Incorrect information. Excerise is not to be done
My Grandmother has Post-Polio Syndrome. She wasnt given Polio when she was a baby (Around 1955). She lives in a wheelchair and struggles with everyday tasks.
great video thank you
Keep exercising your spasdicated, to begin with. But it improves at any age if you keep at it. I'm 71 living with it for 63 years. I know what I'm talking about.
finding more impressive to be related to old neuromuscular insult,consequence of polio is considered in DDX
Sir, Is post polio is curable?
I would like to know if I can regain my my muscles after the syndrome. And is there some medicine that can help me maybe? (I was affected by polio and after recovering my right leg didn’t function like it did)
the same for me.
There is no medicine. You must learn by yourself to do just enough exercise, but not too much. No tiredness.
Best wishes for 2023.
I thought in 1961 was when the polio vaccine was widely distributed?
Is it strange to test postive with polio in this day and age? Would post polio still appear as postive for polio in blood tests?
Polio is on a rise again.
Im under the belief that those who have not been vaccinated for it are currently at risk.
Welcome to our world. No formal diagnosis. Every muscle or bone pain could be a possibility of onset of post polio syndrome. The fear of the unknown. Does that sound like something the world is facing now.
Its not strange to get infected if a person is not vaccinated, it's not completely eradicated. Its more commonly seen in some countries, but to answer your question, post-polio syndrome does not involve a re-appearance of the virus, and its likely due to nerve that have been overworking for so long giving out. Some serology test may be positive for past infection.