《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5): 501-504.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.05.002

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Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Post-polio Syndrome (review)

WANG Yu-ming1,2, GONG Hui-ming1,2, ZHANG Jun-yi3, ZHANG Ai-min4, SUN Qing1, CHEN Hong1, HONG Ting1   

  1. 1. Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China;
    2. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China;
    3. Dongsheng People's Hospital, Erdos, Inner Mongolia 017000, China;
    4. Research Institute of Rehabilitation Information, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2016-11-23 Revised:2017-02-09 Published:2017-05-25 Online:2017-05-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Jun-yi. E-mail: zhangjunyisw@163.com

Abstract: Post-polio syndrome (PPS) usually appears decades after acute polio infection, characterized as progressive muscle weakness, fatigue, pain, muscle atrophy, poor endurance, intolerance of cold, sleep apnea, water choking cough, and difficulty in swallowing, etc., resulting in a decline in physical function. As an insidious disease, it is very important to identify and diagnose PPS.

Key words: post-polio syndrome, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, review

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