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3613801

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Postpoliomyelitis syndrome is characterized by new neuromuscular symptoms, including weakness, developing years after recovery from acute polio. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis is presented as a new manifestation of this syndrome. Other clinical features of post-poliomyelitis syndrome in this report are discussed. The etiology of this syndrome is unknown, though attrition or immune-mediated destruction of collateral muscular innervation appears likely. The pathologic findings include scattered individual muscle fiber atrophy as well as evidence of chronic denervation and reinnervation. This form of motor deterioration is not life-threatening, but potentially may cause increasing disability in a large number of polio survivors. Proper supportive care of facial, laryngeal, and pharyngeal weakness is crucial in the management of these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
981-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Vocal cord paralysis in postpoliomyelitis syndrome.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports