Abstract: Background:Poliomyelitis was before the immunization an important medical problem. Nowadays polio prior patients (PP) suffer from polio sequelae or have developed post-polio-syndrome (PPS) with increasing paresis, pain and fatigue.Objectives:To analyze the medical situation 50 years after acute polio. The degree of paresis was compared between the recovery 1952-1961 and 2012.The prevalence of patients fulfilling the criteria for PPS was estimatedMethod:The study was performed in Italy. Included were PP with rehabilitation after acute polio 1952...
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Virology
Pediatrics
Demography