Chu Eric Chun Pu, Lam Kary Ka Wai
New York Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Center, New York Medical Group, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Downtown Chiropractic Limited, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Int Med Case Rep J. 2019 Aug 8;12:261-264. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S219481. eCollection 2019.
Most developed countries eliminated paralytic poliomyelitis (polio) in the 1970s to 1980s. It was believed that after recovery from acute paralytic poliomyelitis, the physical condition of survivors would remain stable for the rest of their lives. However, the elimination of polio does not equate the end of medical management of polio. Hundreds of thousands of polio survivors worldwide are still at risk of developing the late effects of the disease. Here, we report a case of post-polio syndrome who attended our clinic for the presence of new weakness and neuromuscular problems six decades after recovery from paralytic polio. It is essential that health professionals be aware of these conditions and have an understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of the symptoms.
大多数发达国家在20世纪70年代至80年代消灭了麻痹性脊髓灰质炎（小儿麻痹症）。人们曾认为，急性麻痹性脊髓灰质炎康复后，幸存者的身体状况在其余生中将保持稳定。然而，消灭小儿麻痹症并不等同于结束对小儿麻痹症的医疗管理。全球数十万小儿麻痹症幸存者仍有患该疾病晚期影响的风险。在此，我们报告一例小儿麻痹症后综合征病例，该患者在麻痹性脊髓灰质炎康复六十年后因出现新的肌无力和神经肌肉问题前来我们诊所就诊。卫生专业人员必须了解这些情况，并理解症状的潜在病理生理学。
