ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS

Acute anterior poliomyelitis.

Diagnosis Minor Illness. In about 40 per cent. of paralytic cases the ' minor illness ' is the first symptom of poliomyelitis. It is characterized by malaise, fever, sore throat, headache and catarrh, and usually lasts about 48 hours. It is absent in more than half the paralytic cases, and when present it is so non-specific that it can only be diagnosed in retrospect. The suggestion has been ma...

Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis

Post poliomyelitis syndrome: A rare sequel of acute poliomyelitis.

Post poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS) is a rare sequel of acute poliomyelitis, usually seen 30-40 years after an acute episode. It is characterized by new muscle weakness seen in survivors of acute poliomyelitis. We describe a rare case of a 50 year old man; with a previous history of poliomyelitis in right lower limb who now presented with complaints of progressive left lower limb weakness for pas...

Prostigmine in Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis *

In a recent article by Kabat and Knapp,' the use of prostigmine in the treatment of poliomyelitis has been discussed. Their approach to therapy was based on the Kenny concept of the disease. From observations on a series of 20 patients with poliomyelitis, most of whom were in the subacute stage of the disease, it was concluded that prostigmine increased the range of passive motion, decreased or...

Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis in Adults