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Post-polio Syndrome

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Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a constellation of new and progressive symptoms developing several years following infection with the acute viral illness poliomyelitis caused by the poliovirus. PPS is characterized by the onset of fatigue, weakness in one or more extremities, including the potential to involve the muscles of the respiratory system, and pain.

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  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, New York, NY, USA

    Salman Hirani & David Spinner

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Hirani, S., Spinner, D. (2019). Post-polio Syndrome. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_263

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