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.

Long term outcome after poliomyelitis in different health and social conditions

Rekand, T., Kõrv, J., Farbu, E., Roose, M., Gilhus, N., Langeland, N., Aarli, J.

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A twelve-week, four-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 prospective clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an anthroposophic multimodal treatment on chronic pain in outpatients with postpolio syndrome

Ricardo Ghelman, Ivete Y Akiyama, Valeria T de Souza, Jussara Falcão, Vera Orgolini, Jorge K Hosomi, Abrahão A J Quadros, Acary S B Oliveira

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An association between the flat back and post-polio syndromes: A report of three cases

Ring, D., Vaccaro, A.R., Scuderi, G., Klein, G., Green, D., & Garfin, S.

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Restless legs syndrome and post polio syndrome: a case-control study

Romigi A, Pierantozzi M, Placidi F, Evangelista E, Albanese M, Liguori C, Nazzaro M, Risina BU, Simonelli V, Izzi F, Mercuri NB, Desiato MT

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Unusual MRI Findings in a Polio Survivor

Sakamoto M, Watanabe H, Kubosawa H, Ishii T

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Obesity and symptoms and quality of life indicators of individuals with disabilities