Pharyngolaryngeal manifestations of post-polio syndrome
Introduction: The post-polio syndrome (PPS) is characterized by a new episod of atrophy or muscle weakness in individuals previously affected by poliomyelitis.
Biase, Noemi Grigoletto De +6 more
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Epidemic poliomyelitis, post-poliomyelitis sequelae and the eradication program [PDF]
Epidemics of paralytic poliomyelitis (polio) first emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States and the Scandinavian countries. They continued through the first half of the 20th century becoming global. A major epidemic occurred
Margaret M Peel
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Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in Hong Kong: 1997 to 2002 [PDF]
Objectives. To describe the characteristics of patients reported with acute flaccid paralysis between 1997 and 2002, and to evaluate the performance of the acute flaccid paralysis surveillance system using indicators recommended by the World Health ...
Chan, KY +6 more
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Cardiac 123I-MIBG Scintigraphy in Neurodegenerative Parkinson Syndromes: Performance and Pitfalls in Clinical Practice [PDF]
Purpose: Cardiac [I-123]metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy (123I-MIBG), reflecting postganglionic cardiac autonomic denervation, is proposed for early detection of Parkinson's disease (PD; reduced tracer uptake) and separation from Multiple System ...
Lipp, Axel +2 more
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Purpose Tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE), a zoonotic disease caused by the tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), usually manifests with a biphasic course with neurological involvement during its second phase. Extraneurological manifestations are rare but clinically relevant.
Marco Seneghini +5 more
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Seroepidemiology: an underused tool for designing and monitoring vaccination programmes in low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]
Seroepidemiology, the use of data on the prevalence of bio-markers of infection or vaccination, is a potentially powerful tool to understand the epidemiology of infection before vaccination and to monitor the effectiveness of vaccination programmes ...
Cutts, Felicity T, Hanson, Matt
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Objective: Knee- ankle foot orthoses are the most commonly orthoses in the post-polio syndrome.Metal KAFOs are the most commonly prescribed orthoses in Iran. However, problems have been reported when using them, during walking. The purpose of the current
Seyyedeh Maryam Moslehi +4 more
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Revealing enterovirus infection in chronic human disorders: An integrated diagnostic approach
Enteroviruses (EVs) causing persisting infection are characterized by minimal replication and genetic changes. Typing of these agents may complement disease assessment and shed light on pathogenesis. Here we report an integrated approach for EV detection
Angelo Genoni +9 more
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The role of the pediatrican in the effort to prevent congenital malformations [PDF]
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Brent, Robert L, Dr.
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Üner Tan Syndrome: Review and Emergence of Human Quadrupedalism in Self-Organization,\ud Attractors and Evolutionary Perspectives\ud [PDF]
The first man reported in the world literature exhibiting habitual quadrupedal locomotion was discovered by a British traveler and writer on the famous Baghdat road near Havsa/Samsun on the middle Black-Sea coast of Turkey (Childs, 1917).
Karaca, Dr. Sibel +3 more
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