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Complications of Polio

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Complications list for Polio:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Polio includes:

Meningitis - the infection that may result in paralysis.
Paralytic poliomyelitis - the name for polio when it progresses to cause paralysis.
Respiratory paralysis
Permanent muscle weakness (see Muscle weakness)
Permanent paralysis
Permanent nerve damage (see Nerve symptoms)
Permanent spinal cord damage
Permanent brain damage
Postpolio syndrome - usually occurring many years later.

See also the symptoms of Polio and Polio: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Polio from the Diseases Database include:

Source: Diseases Database

See also the symptoms of Polio and Polio: Introduction.

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About complications:

Complications of Polio are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Polio. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Polio and complications of Polio is unclear or arbitrary.