Poliomyelitis and Parkinsonism

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  • FVF M Vincent
    F M Vincent
  • WMW G Myers
    W G Myers
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To the Editor: The association between viral infection and Parkinson's disease (PD) has been of interest ever since the relation was suggested between the development of this condition and the pandemic of encephalitis lethargica. This viral origin has been assumed, but has never been proved. Cases of PD complicating infections with the arbor viruses, measles or varicella have been reported,1 although these extrapyramidal syndromes are often transient and not severely disabling. We recently cared for two 69-year-old patients who as children suffered from anterior poliomyelitis (PM) and in whom, as adults, progressive PD developed. These cases prompted us to review . . .

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