Post Polio Syndrome: Symptoms & Signs (PPS)

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Post Polio Syndrome

Alternate Names : PPS

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What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

People with post polio syndrome can have fatigue, muscle and joint pain, and muscular atrophy. Atrophy means a wasting or decrease in the size of muscles. People with PPS have progressive muscle weakness. Sometimes the muscles in the spine atrophy and the symptoms mimic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Some people also have an intolerance to cold, and trouble with swallowing, breathing, and sleeping.

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Author: Terry Mason, MPH
Reviewer: Karen Preston, PHN, MS, CRRN
Date Reviewed: 06/04/01

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