Post-Polio Research at AMC Amsterdam

The research on post-polio syndrome in Amsterdam started in 1989 and was initiated by professor Marianne de Visser, neurologist. From that time on increasing numbers of Dutch patients with post-polio syndrome came to the AMC Amsterdam. Post-polio research has continued in Amsterdam, led by Marianne de Visser, Anita Beelen and Frans Nollet, resulting in 29 peer reviewed scientific papers up till now. PhD theses were written by Barbara Ivanyi in 1999, Frans Nollet in 2002, Herwin Horemans in 2005, Merel Brehm in 2007, and Janneke Stolwijk-Swüste in 2009. At present 4 PhD students in the Dept of Rehabilitation are doing research in the field of polio.