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@MISC{Lambert_postpoliosyndrome,
author = {David A. Lambert and Eleni Giannouli and Brian J. Schmidt},
title = {Postpolio Syndrome and Anesthesia},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The development of polio vaccines 50 yr ago essentially halted childhood polio epidemics in the industrialized world. During the past quarter century, a constellation of delayed neuromuscular symptoms, called postpolio syndrome, became recognized among the aging polio survivors. The prevalence of postpolio syndrome in the U.S. population is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. The most common symptoms are fatigue, pain, and new onset weakness thought to be related to delayed deterioration of motor neuron function. When a pa-tient with postpolio syndrome presents for surgery, special precautions are warranted, because these patients may have respiratory impairment, sleep apnea, swallowing difficulties, and cold intolerance. This article first reviews clinical features and some pathoetiologic theories of postpolio syndrome and then focuses on anesthetic considerations including the use of
Keyphrases
postpolio syndrome special precaution respiratory impairment industrialized world u.s. population clinical feature polio survivor common symptom new onset weakness postpolio syndrome present cold intolerance polio vaccine anesthetic consideration childhood polio epidemic motor neuron function sleep apnea past quarter century delayed neuromuscular symptom pathoetiologic theory
