Second Research Symposium on the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis (Audio)

September 5-7, 1986, Warm Springs, Georgia

The proceedings of this conference were published as:
Halstead, Lauro S., and David O. Wiechers, eds. Research and Clinical Aspects of the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis. White Plains, NY: March of Dimes, 1987.

PART I: CLINICAL ASPECTS

TAPE 1 SIDE 1
Welcome
Lauro S. Halstead, MD
Historical View
David O. Wiechers, MD
Post-Polio Syndrome: Clinical Experience with 132 Consecutive Outpatients
Lauro S. Halstead, MD

T1 S2
Post-Polio Syndrome (cont)
Lauro S. Halstead, MD
Late Sequelae of Paralytic Poliomyelitis in Olmstead County, Minnesota
Mary Codd, MD, Anthony J. Windebank, MD, Jasper R. Daube, MD

T2 S1
Olmstead County (cont)
Mary Codd, MD, Anthony J. Windebank, MD, Jasper R. Daube, MD
The Importance of Symptom Pattern in Evaluating Post-Polio Neuromuscular Changes
Marvin Brooke, MD

T2 S2
Implications of Activity and Exercise Lifestyle Patterns in Relation to Fatigue Factors
Kathryn Hoffman, MD
Part I Summary
Theodore L. Munsat, MD

PART II: SPECIAL CLINICAL PROBLEMS

T3 S1
Dysphagia in Post-Polio Patients
David Bucholz, MD
ALS and Post-Polio: Differences and Similarities
Marinos C. Dalakas, MD

T3 S2
ALS and Post-Polio: Differences and Similarities (cont)
Marinos C. Dalakas, MD
Post-Polio Syndrome and ALS: A Relationship More Apparent Than Real
Bernard M. Patten, MD, FACP

T4 S1
Glossopharyngeal Breathing and Non-Invasive Aids in the Management of Post-Polio Respiratory Insufficiency
John R. Bach, MD
Sleep-Disordered Breathing as a Late Effect of Poliomyelitis
D. Armin Fischer, MD

T4 S2
Pain in Post-Poliomyelitis: Addressing Causes Versus Treating Effects
Laura K. Smith, PhD, PT

T5 S1
Emotional Responses to the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis
Sybil J. Kohl, CSW-ACP, ACSW
The Impact of Life Support Technology Upon Psychosocial Adaptation to the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis
Joseph M. Kaufert, PhD

T5 S2
Part II Summary
Bernard M. Patten, MD, FACP

T6 S1
A Patient With Polio
Donald W. Mulder, MD

PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL ROLE

T7 S1
The Environmental Aspects of the Post-Polio Syndrome
W.J. Rea, MD, FACS
The Post-Viral Syndrome and Polio Study: Long-Term Effects of Viral Disease
Jean A. Monro, MD, LRCP, MRCS, MAAEM

T7 S2
The Post-Viral Syndrome and Polio Study (cont)
Jean A. Monro, MD, LRCP, MRCS, MAAEM

PART IV: NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES

T7 S2
Quantitative Electromyography After Poliomyelitis
Donald B. Sanders, MD

T8 S1
Quantitative Electromyography After Poliomyelitis (cont)
Donald B. Sanders, MD
Three Novel Electrophysiologic Tests for Patients with Muscle Weakness
Alan J. McComas, MD
Excessive Use of Remaining Anterior Tibial Motor Units During Locomotion and Absence of Type II Fibers in Antecedent Polio
Kristian Borg, MD

T8 S2
Excessive Use of Remaining Anterior Tibial Motor Units (cont)
Kristian Borg, MD
Reinnervation After Acute Poliomyelitis
David O. Wiechers, MD
Part IV Summary
Jasper R. Daube, MD

PART V: CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATIONS

T9 S1
Late Effects of Poliomyelitis: Functional, Morphologic and Serologic Investigations
Birgit Abom, MD
Pathology of Spinal Cord in Post-Poliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy
G.H. Pezeshkpour, MD

T9 S2
Pathology of Spinal Cord in Post-Poliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy (cont)
G.H. Pezeshkpour, MD
Post-Poliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy: Electrophysiologic and Biopsy Correlates
Jack P. Antel, MD
New Neuromuscular Symptoms After Old Polio: Clinical Studies and Pathogenic Mechanisms
Marinos C. Dalakas, MD

T10 S1
New Neuromuscular Symptoms After Old Polio (cont)
Marinos C. Dalakas, MD
Muscle Morphology With Special Reference to Muscle Strength in Post-Polio Subjects
Gunnar Grimby, MD
Strengthening Exercise Program in Post-Polio Subjects
Gisli Einarsson, MD

T10 S2
Strengthening Exercise Program in Post-Polio Subjects (cont)
Gisli Einarsson, MD
Part V Summary
Walter G. Bradley, MD, FRCP

PART VI: EVALUATION AND TREATMENT

T11 S1
Investigations of Neuromuscular Performance in Post-Polio Patients: A Practical Approach
Peter J. Gow, FRACP
Exercise Testing as a Useful Tool in the Physiatric Management of the Post-Polio Survivor
Augusta Alba, MD
Post-Polio Muscle Function
Jacquelin Perry, MD

T11 S2
Post-Polio Muscle Function (cont)
Jacquelin Perry, MD
The Use of Non-Fatiguing Strengthening Exercises in Post-Polio Syndrome
Rubin M. Feldman

T12 S1
Clinical Subtypes, DNA Repair Efficiency, and Therapeutic Trials in the Post-Polio Syndromes
Walter G. Bradley, MD, FRCP
Part VI Summary
Gunnar Grimby, MD

Audio recordings provided courtesy of Mike Shadix, Archivist, Roosevelt Warm Springs.