Congenital malformations of the brain misinterpreted as sequelae of poliomyelitis
CONCLUSION: The motor deficits acquired in childhood enable the majority of the patients to successfully master their lives. Because of the limited compensatory capacities of postpolio patients, even small increases in the severity of the palsy can cause a severe decline of the functional status and an impairment of the ability to live an independent life. In a substantial proportion of patients with the diagnosis poliomyelitis the symptoms are caused by other diseases.PMID:38108898 | DOI:10.1007/s00391-023-02264-2
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Marija Djukic Helmut Eiffert Johannes Gossner Roland Nau Source Type: research
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