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Descriptor
English
:
Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome Pospoliomielitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome Pós-Poliomielite
Synonyms
English
:
Muscular Atrophy, Postpoliomyelitis
Postpoliomyelitis Muscular Atrophy
Post-Polio Syndrome
Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome
Tree Number:
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
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
DF: POSTPOLIO
SYNDROME
or PPMA
See Related
English
:
Poliomyelitis
History Note
English
:
1991
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29087
Unique Identifier:
D016262
Occurrence in VHL
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