Population
18 patients who had had polio 29-56 years prior to the first investigation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 years
Authors
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May support serial monitoring for late weakness in polio survivors; leaves open whether targeting reinnervation alters progression.
Patients with a history of polio exhibit ongoing denervation compensated by continued reinnervation and increased motor unit size over time, despite a slow decline in muscle strength.
Stålberg et al. (1995) studied this question.
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