GBS-mainly adults, symmetric, ascending, 10-14days, common bilateral facial, numbness common, fever rare, recovery descending, prolonged deficit ~10%. Diag: Nerve conduction % exclusion. Tt IVIG / Plasmapheresis. No vaccination as it is autoimmune. Polio mainly children...rare now except endemic area , 3-5days, common fever, paralysis asymmetric, facial uncommon- bilateral even more uncommon, numbness & dysaesthesia rare/absent, meningisimus common, recovery assymetric, prolonged/permanent deficit ~50%. Tt supportive. Vaccine available both live & killed.
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GBS-mainly adults, symmetric, ascending, 10-14days, common bilateral facial, numbness common, fever rare, recovery descending, prolonged deficit ~10%. Diag: Nerve conduction % exclusion. Tt IVIG / Plasmapheresis. No vaccination as it is autoimmune.
April 1, 2012 - 9:19amPolio mainly children...rare now except endemic area , 3-5days, common fever, paralysis asymmetric, facial uncommon- bilateral even more uncommon, numbness & dysaesthesia rare/absent, meningisimus common, recovery assymetric, prolonged/permanent deficit ~50%. Tt supportive. Vaccine available both live & killed.
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