Polio's Effects
GENERAL INFORMATION LETTER FOR POLIO SURVIVORSWhy are "old polios" who were stable for years now losing function? What should they do about it?Jacquelin Perry, MD, DSc (Hon), Rancho Los Amigos National...
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Technically, post-polio syndrome is not the same condition as Post-Polio Sequelae/ the late effects of polio. Post-polio syndrome is usually considered a specific new condition. A diagnosis of...
View ArticleAcute Polio and Its Evolution: Reminiscences of a 'Polio Fellow'
Ernest W. Johnson, MD Returning from 34 months in the southeast Pacific as a GI to my home in Akron, Ohio, I was entitled to four calendar years of a university education funded by the GI bill. I...
View ArticlePost-Polio Medical Care: Post-Polio Specialists and Primary Care Physicians
Joan L. Headley, Executive Director, Post-Polio Health InternationalPost-Polio Health International created a survey asking polio survivors about their post-polio medical care. The survey, Post-Polio...
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