Polio history and symptoms: Difference between revisions
Joao Silva (talk | contribs) |
Joao Silva (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
* [[Muscle]] [[spasms]] | * [[Muscle]] [[spasms]] | ||
===Paralytic Poliomyelitis=== | |||
Common symptoms of paralytic poliomyelitis may include those of non-paralytic poliomyelitis. Additional symptoms include:<ref name= Encephalitis>{{cite book |author=Wood, Lawrence D. H.; Hall, Jesse B.; Schmidt, Gregory D. |title=Principles of Critical Care, Third Edition |publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional |location= |year=2005 |pages=870 |isbn=0-07-141640-4 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Falconer M, Bollenbach E |title=Late functional loss in nonparalytic polio |journal=American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists |volume=79 |issue=1 |pages=19–23 |year=2000 |pmid=10678598}}</ref><ref name="pmid8442872">{{cite journal| author=Alcalá H| title=[The differential diagnosis of poliomyelitis and other acute flaccid paralyses]. | journal=Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex | year= 1993 | volume= 50 | issue= 2 | pages= 136-44 | pmid=8442872 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8442872 }} </ref> | |||
* [[Muscle weakness]] | |||
* Asymmetrical [[paralysis]] | |||
* [[Muscle atrophy]] | |||
* [[Tremors]] | |||
* [[Skeletal]] deformities | |||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 2 September 2014
|
Polio Microchapters |
|
Causes |
|---|
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Polio history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Polio history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Polio history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Clinical manifestations of poliovirus infection range from asymptomatic (most infections) to symptomatic, including acute flaccid paralysis of a single limb to quadriplegia, respiratory failure, and rarely, death.
History and Symptoms
Abortive Poliomyelitis
Commons symptoms of abortive poliomyelitis may mimic those of gastroenteritis and acute respiratory infection, including:[1]
Non-Paralytic Poliomyelitis
Common symptoms of non-paralytic poliomyelitis may include:[2]
- Fever
- Headache
- Neck pain
- Back pain
- Abdominal pain
- Limb pain
- Vomiting
- Lethargy
- Irritability
- Muscle spasms
Paralytic Poliomyelitis
Common symptoms of paralytic poliomyelitis may include those of non-paralytic poliomyelitis. Additional symptoms include:[3][4][5]
- Muscle weakness
- Asymmetrical paralysis
- Muscle atrophy
- Tremors
- Skeletal deformities
References
- ↑ Falconer M, Bollenbach E (2000). "Late functional loss in nonparalytic polio". American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 79 (1): 19–23. PMID 10678598.
- ↑ Falconer M, Bollenbach E (2000). "Late functional loss in nonparalytic polio". American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 79 (1): 19–23. PMID 10678598.
- ↑ Wood, Lawrence D. H.; Hall, Jesse B.; Schmidt, Gregory D. (2005). Principles of Critical Care, Third Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 870. ISBN 0-07-141640-4.
- ↑ Falconer M, Bollenbach E (2000). "Late functional loss in nonparalytic polio". American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 79 (1): 19–23. PMID 10678598.
- ↑ Alcalá H (1993). "[The differential diagnosis of poliomyelitis and other acute flaccid paralyses]". Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 50 (2): 136–44. PMID 8442872.