Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
"Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by new neuromuscular symptoms that occur at least 15 years after clinical stability has been attained in patients with a prior history of symptomatic poliomyelitis. Clinical features include new muscular weakness and atrophy of the limbs, bulbar innervated musculature, and muscles of respiration, combined with excessive fatigue, joint pain, and reduced stamina. The process is marked by slow progression and periods of stabilization. (From Ann NY Acad Sci 1995 May 25;753:68-80)
| Descriptor ID |
D016262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.687.359.764.650 C05.651.534.750 C10.228.228.618.750.750 C10.228.854.525.850.750 C10.574.827 C10.668.491.175.750 C10.668.864.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome- Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
- Post-Polio Syndrome
- Post-Polio Syndromes
- Post-Poliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy
- Muscular Atrophies, Post-Poliomyelitis
- Muscular Atrophy, Post-Poliomyelitis
- Post Poliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy
- Post-Poliomyelitis Muscular Atrophies
- Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome
- Post Poliomyelitis Syndrome
- Muscular Atrophy, Postpoliomyelitis
- Muscular Atrophies, Postpoliomyelitis
- Postpoliomyelitis Muscular Atrophies
- Postpoliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Antibody titer to the poliovirus in blood and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with post-polio syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1995 May 25; 753:201-7.
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Function and ultrastructure of the neuromuscular junction in post-polio syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1995 May 25; 753:129-37.
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Neuromuscular transmission as a function of motor unit size in patients with prior poliomyelitis. Muscle Nerve. 1992 Jun; 15(6):648-55.
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Single motor unit H-reflex in motor neuron disorders. Muscle Nerve. 1992 Jun; 15(6):656-60.
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Immune responses in the post-polio syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1992 Feb 27; 326(9):641; author reply 642.