Significats de post-polio syndrome en anglès

It's called post-polio syndrome or the late effects of polio.

Background: Fatigue in post-polio syndrome (PPS) has been shown to affect quality of life adversely.

Truchon had cerebral palsy, and Gladu had post-polio syndrome, and both wanted medical assistance to end their lives.

He died of respiratory complications and heart failure doctors linked to the post-polio syndrome that had kept him wheelchair-bound for years.

Since 1998, the 53-year-old has been caring full time for his wife, Margaret, who has post-polio syndrome.

The polio had come back, this time in the form of post-polio syndrome, which weakens muscles that were affected the first time around.

Polio survivors who recovered from their illness decades ago but have now contracted post-polio syndrome have urged the Government to do more to help them.

She says post-polio syndrome affects 60 percent of people who have had polio and the markers are muscular and brain fatigue, pain and new weakness.

Up to three new patients a month are presenting with post-polio syndrome at Beaumont Hospital, most of them drawn from among the "new Irish" communities.

There are about 7,500 polio survivors in the State and between 60 and 80 per cent of these will contract post-polio syndrome.

Post-polio syndrome had weakened his legs and a fall confined him to bed.

Now, like 60% of people who have been affected by polio, Edith has Post-Polio Syndrome.

However, now that I'm confined to a wheelchair by Post-Polio Syndrome, I could do with an anti-gravity device.

Post-polio syndrome: As a child my partner contracted polio, but recovered reasonably well and got on with life.

Post-polio syndrome sufferer Wayne Willoughby high on the Nose during his one-day ascent in June.Photo courtesy of Wayne Willoughby.