Nerve Conduction Study/Electromyography: Common Neuropathies and Considerations for Patients with Polio

Acute poliomyelitis is now extremely rare in the United States. Worldwide there are still sporadic outbreaks, which are typically treated with acute inoculation programs. Although polio has effectively been eradicated, the full scope of the disease and its myriad manifestations both in the acute phase and in the postpolio syndrome phase, remain areas of fertile research, debate, and stimulating topics.
Source: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research