In this website you will learn about the physiologic mechanisms that have been proposed to explain the emergence of PPS in Polio survivors; how PPS can be distinguished from other diseases; and how it is currently treated.
... provides important background on Polio and Post Polio Syndrome and an interview with a PPS patient.
... explains the latest thinking on the pathophysiology of PPS, by Dr. Neil Cashman.
... a diagnostic approach presented by Dr. Daria Trojan.
... describes current and experimental treatments for PPS.

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