Post polio syndrome

Question 1

Signs of post polio

Answer 1

Unilateral changes
LMN pattern of weakness
Progressive wasting
One limb may be shorter than the other

Question 2

Polio definition

Answer 2

Enterovirus
Type I accounts for 80% of paralytic illness

Question 3

Management of post polio

Answer 3

MDT approach:
Specialist neurologist -> monitors symptoms
Neuropathic pain -> Amitriptyline, gabapentin, duloxetine
OT/PT -> maintains function
Neuropsychiatry