Keywords Disease name and synonyms Diagnostic criteria/Definition Differential diagnosis Prevalence Risk indicators Clinical description Management including treatment Etiology Diagnostic methods Unresolved questions References Abstract Post-poliomyelitis syndrome or post-polio syndrome (PPS) is the commonly accepted term to describe the neuromuscular symptoms that may develop many years after ...

1996 is polio awareness year. This paper reviews the clinical syndrome of acute paralytic poliomyelitis and its sequelae. We discuss epidemiological studies of the syndrome of late functional deterioration many years after the acute infection and the current hypotheses of the pathophysiology ofsuch disorders. Recent evidence has suggested that potentially treatable factors may be implicated in ...

Eradication of polio as a largest public health innovation is led by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the world (1). The main strategies to reach this goal included improved routine immunization, adequate response to outbreaks and effective surveillance (2). Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance has considered as a comprehensive program for polio eradication, by identification of are...