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Post-polio syndrome: epidemiologic and prognostic aspects in Brazil

Mônica Tilli Reis Pessoa Conde, A. S. B. Oliveira, Abrahão Augusto Juviniano Quadros, Gustavo Antônio Moreira, Helga Cristina Almeida da Silva, Roberto Dias Batista Pereira, T. M. e Silva, Sérgio Tufik, Eliseu Alves Waldman

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica · 2009 · 24 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Health professionals should carefully evaluate polio survivors for PPS and be aware of the implications of muscle overuse in the neurological recovery period.

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Terry Young, Mari Palta, Jerome A. Dempsey et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1993 · 10.2K citations · Full text

Sleep–Related Breathing Disorders in Adults: Recommendations for Syndrome Definition and Measurement Techniques in Clinical Research

SLEEP · 1999 · 5.1K citations

Asthma, Sleep Disorders, Sleep +13

A Long-Term Follow-up Study of Patients with Post-Poliomyelitis Neuromuscular Symptoms

Marinos C. Dalakas, Gregory A. Elder, Mark Hallett et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1986 · 354 citations

Quantitative Muscle Testing, Neurological Disorder, Kinesiology +17

New Problems in Old Polio Patients: Results of a Survey of 539 Polio Survivors

Lauro S. Halstead, Claudio Rossi · Orthopedics · 1985 · 256 citations

Geriatrics, New Problems, Old Polio +8

Epidemiology of the Post-Polio Syndrome

Jonathan M. Ramlow, M. Alexander, R. E. LaPorte et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1992 · 182 citations

Post-polio Syndrome, Physical Activity, Kinesiology +14