Extra-motor manifestations in post-polio syndrome (PPS): fatigue, cognitive symptoms and radiological features.

Stacey Li Hi ShingJasmin LopeRangariroyashe H ChipikaOrla HardimanPeter Bede

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

Despite the high incidence of extra-motor manifestations in PPS, only limited cortical, subcortical and white matter degeneration was identified. Our findings suggest that non-structural causes, such as polypharmacy and poor sleep, may contribute to the complex symptomatology of post-polio syndrome.

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