Polio and Post Polio Syndrome

• Who to Contact
• Where to Go to Chat with Others
• Learn More About It
• Web Sites
• Search Google for "Polio" or "Post Polio Syndrome"

Who to Contact

International Polio Network
4207 Lindell Boulevard #110
St. Louis, MO 63108-2915
314-534-0475
E-mail: info@post-polio.org
Web: http://www.post-polio.org/

International Polio Network, coordinated by Gazette International Networking Institute, publishes the quarterly Polio Network News. The newsletter features articles by health professionals and polio survivors, the latest research information, a listing of the latest journal articles, upcoming post-polio related meetings, etc. When polio survivors leave their name and mailing address via email, they send a sample copy of the newsletter.

IPN also publishes the annual Post-Polio Directory which lists clinics, health professionals, and support groups by state and is available for five dollars within the United States.

 

 

Where to Go to Chat with Others

• Post-Polio-Med
  Post Polio Survivors
• Post Polio
  Post-Polio Syndrome Group
• Post_Polio_Syndrome
  Open to all those affected physically or emotionally by PPS as well as all those with an interested in PPS whatever that interest may be. Support, chat, new medical info, etc. Just getting started here. All ages welcome if you want to know more about this condition or if you are a polio survivor with or without PPS or if you have someone in your life that deals with this.
• Info Polio
  Resources on Post Polio Syndrome and the late effects of Polio.
  
  
  

Learn More About It

• NINDS Post-Polio Syndrome Information Page
  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Post-Polio Syndrome - Recently Published Medical Articles
• Information about the Late Effects of Polio
• A Brief History of Polio
• Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome - Introduction

Web Sites

• Post-Polio Health International

• British Polio Fellowship
• Polio Canada - Canada's National Polio Survivors Network
• Polio Network Victoria - Australia
• Post Polio Support Society - New Zealand
• International Post Polio Support Organization
• European Polio Union

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