Update on current and emerging treatment options for post-polio syndrome
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Update on current and emerging treatment options for post-polio syndrome
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) refers to the clinical deterioration experienced by many polio survivors several decades after their acute illness. The symptoms are new muscle weakness, decreased muscle endurance, fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, cold intolerance, and this typical clinical entity is reported from different parts of the world. The pathophysiology behind PPS is not fully understood, b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1178-203X
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s4440