Neurology · Neurology / Neuromuscular; Rehabilitation
Post-polio syndrome
also: Late effects of poliomyelitis
New weakness decades after polio.
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Neuromuscular; Rehabilitation
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: no, onset 15–40 years after polio
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Late effects of poliomyelitis
Etiology & mechanism
Motor neuron overuse, aging.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (3)
In plain terms, someone with Post-polio syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
Same gene(s)
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Shares genes with
None.
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