Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Post-polio Syndrome (review)
WANG Yu-ming
GONG Hui-ming
ZHANG Jun-yi
ZHANG Ai-min
SUN Qing
CHEN Hong
HONG Ting
Abstract:Post-polio syndrome (PPS) usually appears decades after acute polio infection, characterized as progressive muscle weak-ness, fatigue, pain, muscle atrophy, poor endurance, intolerance of cold, sleep apnea, water choking cough, and difficulty in swallowing, etc., resulting in a decline in physical function. As an insidious disease, it is very important to identify and diagnose PPS.
Keywords:post-polio syndromeclinical manifestationsdiagnosisreview
Publication Date:2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:4( 501-504 )
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice

Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice

PKUISTIC
ISSN:1006-9771
Year, Vol.(Issue):2017,23(5)