Polio Place
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Medical Articles
The list of medical articles in this section date from 1981 to present and focus on polio's late effects, post-polio syndrome and aging with polio. They are listed in alphabetical order by first author.
References noted with the check mark are classic or seminal articles, summary articles or articles reporting longitudinal studies.
Strength assessment in post-polio syndrome: Validity of a hand-held dynamometer in detecting change
Disability and functional assessment in former polio patients with and without postpolio syndrome
Perceived health and physical functioning in postpoliomyelitis syndrome: A 6-year prospective follow-up study
Post-polio Syndrome
A multi-center, randomized, double-blinded trial of pyridostigmine in postpolio syndrome [Letter]
Post-polio syndrome; the limit of neuromuscular adaptation
Submaximal exercise capacity and maximal power output in polio subjects
Post-polio muscular dysfunction: Relationships between muscle energy metabolism, subjective symptoms, magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography, and muscle strength
Poliovirus trafficking toward central nervous system via human poliovirus receptor-dependent and -independent pathway
An autopsy case of progressive generalized muscle atrophy over 14 years due to post-polio syndrome. [Article in Japanese]
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