MRI of Neurogenic Human Motor Units Following Poliomyelitis. [PDF]
Muscle NerveABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Surviving motor units in neurogenic diseases demonstrate collateral reinnervation. Scanning electromyography (EMG) reveals normal motor unit corridor length, but with “silent regions,” suggesting that reinnervation does not result in increased motor unit size but may increase motor unit complexity.
Maitland S +6 more
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Virus Research, 2023 Summary: In 2013, a case of immunodeficiency vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV) was identified in Jiangxi Province, China. In this study, we purified 14 type 3 original viral isolates from this case and characterized the molecular evolution of these ...
Qin Guo +18 more
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Polio survivors’ perceptions of the meaning of quality of life and strategies used to promote participation in everyday activities [PDF]
, 2014 This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Introduction: The term ‘post-polio syndrome’ (PPS) is used to describe new and late manifestations of poliomyelitis that occur later in life.
Atwal, A +8 more
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Post-polio syndrome – polio’s legacy
Clinical Medicine, 2010 One of the first descriptions of late-onset muscle weakness following poliomyelitis was made in 1875 by Raymond, who presented a 19-year-old man to Charcot. The patient had residual paresis of his left arm and leg from infantile paralysis at the age of 6 months.
Bridgens, Ruth +2 more
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A culture of silence: modes of objectification and the silencing of disabled bodies [PDF]
, 2015 Throughout history different practices have attempted to silence the experiences of disabled people. In this paper we explore some of these practices including the medical, familial, and self-subjugating practices English-speaking Canadian polio ...
Fady Shanouda +13 more
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Maternal education, empowerment, economic status and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: To explore the association of maternal education and empowerment with childhood polio vaccination using nationally representative data of Pakistani mothers in a reproductive age group. Design: Cross-sectional.
Khan, Muhammad Tahir +2 more
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BMC Medicine, 2017 Background Pakistan is one of only three countries where poliovirus circulation remains endemic. For the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, identifying high risk districts is essential to target interventions and allocate limited resources.
Laina D. Mercer +12 more
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Impact of inactivated poliovirus vaccine on mucosal immunity: implications for the polio eradication endgame. [PDF]
, 2015 The polio eradication endgame aims to bring transmission of all polioviruses to a halt. To achieve this aim, it is essential to block viral replication in individuals via induction of a robust mucosal immune response. Although it has long been recognized
Anis E +16 more
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Should more attention be paid to polio sequela cases in China?
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Since “Global Polio Eradication Initiative” was launched by World Health Assembly in 1988, the incidence rate of polio has been reduced by more than 99%, and the whole world has entered a post polio era nowadays.
Jiancheng Zang +10 more
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An education and negotiation of differences: the ‘schooling’ experiences of English-speaking Canadian children growing up with polio during the 1940s and 1950s [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper we present oral narratives focusing on schooling experiences of Canadians who lived with polio as children between 1940 and 1959. We argue that disabled students with polio received an education about the differences ascribed to them by ...
Ellis, J., Shanouda, F., Yoshida, K. K.
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