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Postpolio syndrome

Posted on April 29, 2008

ADVANCE magazine has an interesting article about Postpolio syndrome, focusing on respiratory disturbances:Disordered breathing is among the most misdiagnosed and misunderstood symptoms polio survivors face later in life. Too often their breathlessness and inefficient coughs are misdiagnosed as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. For many aging polio survivors, it largely has been up to them to initiate their care and educate their doctors on the medical literature.One-third to one-half of polio survivors experience new or increased weakening and pain in the muscles later in life....

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asthma , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , iron , lung , pneumonia , sleep , sleep apnea