Post-Polio Syndrome vs Post-Polio Sequelae.
Post-Polio Syndrome vs Post-Polio Sequelae. What’s the difference?
From Richard L. Bruno, HD, PhD
“Dr. David Bodian suggested the name ‘sequelae’.
Syndrome requires a certain set of specific symptoms which is not true in polio survivors. You can have just fatigue, just muscle weakness, just trouble breathing (or) EVERY symptom.
Sequelae just means "the sequel to having had polio" as a result of the damage of the poliovirus and your body trying to push past that damage and function for 40+ years.”
From Polio Australia
“The post-polio sequelae cause a range of debilitating health effects, and manifest primarily as biomechanical and neurological symptoms. The condition is referred to broadly as the Late Effects of Polio (LEoP) or, in circumstances where specific clinical diagnostic criteria are satisfied, as post-polio syndrome (PPS).”
From Post-Polio Health International
“Technically, post-polio syndrome is not the same condition as Post-Polio Sequelae/ the late effects of polio. Post-polio syndrome is usually considered a specific new condition. A diagnosis of exclusion is used to determine if a patient has PPS. This means if a survivor of polio is found to have osteoarthritis, for example, that is what the diagnosis will be – osteoarthritis, not PPS. Because of this, the number will be lower for post-polio syndrome than when the number is referring to post-polio sequelae or the late effects of polio.”
“Twenty-five to forty percent of polio survivors experience post-polio syndrome (depending on the study).”
“As many as 70% of polio survivors are said to have Post-Polio Sequelae or late effects of polio.”