title: Post-poliomyelitis syndrome: clinical features and management.
abstract: Post-poliomyelitis syndrome affects mostly women who have had paralytic polio. Most patients do very well when they are given non-fatiguing exercises in a warm environment. Patients must be correctly diagnosed with this syndrome and offered appropriate management and rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine/Care of the Elderly, Llandudno Hospital, Northwest Wales NHS Trust, Llandudno.
authors.forename: Radhakrishnan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramaraj
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012017:Referral and Consultation