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Post-Polio Syndrome Revisited [PDF]

Neurology International, 2023
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is characterized by recrudescence or worsening of motor neuron disease symptoms decades after recovery from acute paralytic poliovirus infection, i.e., poliomyelitis.
Michael Punsoni, Nelli S. Lakis, Michelle Mellion, Suzanne M. de la Monte   +3 more
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Sensory Dysfunction in ALS and Other Motor Neuron Diseases: Clinical Relevance, Histopathology, Neurophysiology, and Insights from Neuroimaging [PDF]

Biomedicines
Background: The clinical profiles of MNDs are dominated by inexorable motor decline, but subclinical proprioceptive, nociceptive and somatosensory deficits may also exacerbate mobility, dexterity, and bulbar function.
Jana Kleinerova, Rangariroyashe H. Chipika, Ee Ling Tan, Yana Yunusova, Véronique Marchand-Pauvert, Jan Kassubek, Pierre-Francois Pradat, Peter Bede   +7 more
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West Nile neuroinvasive disease with poliomyelitis syndrome: A grave phenomenon [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
West Nile virus infection poses a significant threat, especially during the warmer months when mosquitoes are abundant. Clinicians must remain vigilant for neuroinvasive illness in patients presenting with febrile symptoms and malaise following mosquito ...
Benjamin Easow, Muhammad Qureshi, Saikiran Mandyam, Stephen Lavanier, Sanjida Jahan, Taylor Delie, Kateryna Feldman, Fnu Anshul   +7 more
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Frontotemporal Pathology in Motor Neuron Disease Phenotypes: Insights From Neuroimaging

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Frontotemporal involvement has been extensively investigated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) but remains relatively poorly characterized in other motor neuron disease (MND) phenotypes such as primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), progressive muscular ...
Mary Clare McKenna, Philippe Corcia, Philippe Corcia, Philippe Corcia, Philippe Couratier, Philippe Couratier, We Fong Siah, Pierre-Francois Pradat, Peter Bede, Peter Bede   +9 more
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Differential diagnosis between post-polio syndrome symptoms and temporomandibular disorder – Clinical case

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015
Post-poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS) is characterized by the delayed appearance of new neuromuscular symptoms in patients several years after their acute poliomyelitis paralysis.
Gustavo Augusto Seabra Barbosa, Maria Helena de Siqueira Torres Morais   +1 more
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Initial Response and Outcome of Critically Ill Children With Guillain Barre' Syndrome

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Background: Guillain-Barre syndrome is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide since the eradication of poliomyelitis. Severe cases may require intensive care and mechanical ventilation.Purpose: was to study pediatric patients with ...
Hafez M. Bazaraa, Hanaa I. Rady, Shereen A. Mohamed, Walaa A. Rabie, Noha H. ElAnwar   +4 more
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Lazarus Effect of High Dose Corticosteroids in a Patient With West Nile Virus Encephalitis: A Coincidence or a Clue?

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
West Nile virus (WNV) causes severe neuroinvasive disease in humans characterized by meningitis, encephalitis, and acute flaccid paralysis (poliomyelitis variant). In neuroinvasive disease, WNV infection of neurons resulting in neuronal loss is generally
A. Arturo Leis, David J. Sinclair
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Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in Russian Federation during the period of changes in vaccination schedule (2006-2013 y.y.)

Вопросы вирусологии, 2016
The results of virologic testing of clinical materials and epidemiological analysis of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) cases obtained in 2006-2013 during AFP surveillance are presented. Among the 2976 cases of AFP 30 cases were vapp. 15
O. E. Ivanova, T. P. Eremeeva, N. S. Morozova, A. K. Shakaryan, A. P. Gmyl, M. L. Yakovenko, E. A. Korotkova, O. P. Chernjavskaja, O. Yu. Baykova, O. V. Silenova, A. Yu. Krasota, L. I. Krasnoproshina, A. N. Mustafina, L. I. Kozlovskaja   +13 more
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Griscelli's syndrome: clinical features of three siblings

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1993
Three siblings diagnosed as having Griscelli's syndrome (GS) are presented. The clinical features were partial albinism, silvery hair and absence of giant granules in the white blood cells.
O Sanal, T Küçükali, F Ersoy, K Tinaztepe, S Göğüş   +4 more
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Driving with Motor Neuron Disease: Disease-Specific Considerations, Multi-Domain Assessments and Support Strategies. [PDF]

Brain Sci
Kleinerova J, Tully J, Lope J, Tan EL, Toomey A, Siah WF, Bede P.   +6 more
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