Symptoms of Post-polio Syndrome

Symptoms may include:

• Fatigue
• Slowly progressive muscle weakness
• Muscular atrophy
• Muscle spasms
• Joint pain
• Muscle pain
• Difficulty swallowing, breathing, or sleeping
• Intolerance to heat or cold
• Speech problems
• Skeletal deformities, such as scoliosis

Scoliosis

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If the symptoms during the first attack of polio were severe, the symptoms of PPS may also be severe.