post-polio syndrome

American  

[pohst-poh-lee-oh] / poʊstˈpoʊ liˌoʊ /

noun

1. Pathology. muscle weakness occurring several decades after recovery from a polio infection, caused by fatiguing of collateral nerve axons developed during physical rehabilitation.

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Example Sentences

In her early 40s, Lane was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, which afflicts between 25% and 40% of childhood polio survivors.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

People can develop post-polio syndrome decades after infection.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

I am an architect whose wife’s career as a Fairfax County kindergarten teacher ended because of post-polio syndrome.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2021

But after suffering from post-polio syndrome, she lost the use of her left leg and could not stand for her rounds as a pediatrician.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2018

From medical journals he deduced that he was suffering from a newly identified ailment known as post-polio syndrome.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer