The poliovirus was declared extinct in 1988. In Morocco, the most recent case of wild (WPV) reported 1989. From 1994 to 2018, Kenitra's polio topographical and etiological epidemiology were described using WHO-recommended surveillance criteria. This retrospective descriptive study conducted following WHO guidelines examine topographic factors that contribute acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) Kénitr...

INTRODUCTION The term 'post-polio syndrome' (PPS) is used to describe new and late manifestations of poliomyelitis that occur later in life. Research in this area has focused upon health status rather than its effect on quality of life. AIM To gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning of quality of life for polio survivors and to determine the type of strategies that are used by people wi...

The purpose of this study was to determine if falls in polio survivors, with or without post-polio syndrome (PPS), are related to number of medications taken, use of anti-depressant or psychoactive medications, or self-report of depression. A survey was sent to 300 members of a regional polio support group, asking them to document their fall history, medications used, and the presence of depres...

1680 Modafinil for treatment of fatigue in post-polio syndrome: A randomized controlled trial O.M. Vasconcelos, O.A. Prokhorenko, M.K. Salajegheh, K.F. Kelley, K. Livornese, C.H. Olsen, A.H. Vo, M.C. Dalakas, L.S. Halstead, B. Jabbari, and W.W. Campbell 1687 Is prestroke use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors associated with better outcome? N. Chitravas, H.M. Dewey, M.B. Nicol, D.L. Ha...

BackgroundPost-polio syndrome (PPS) has been traditionally considered a slowly progressive condition that affects poliomyelitis survivors decades after their initial infection. Cerebral changes in are poorly characterised and the few existing studies strikingly conflicting.ObjectiveThe overarching aim of this study is comprehensive characterisation cerebral grey white matter alterations with re...