What are the diagnosis and treatment of polio?

The emergence of polio sequelae has seriously affected the normal life of children. The treatment of polio sequelae is urgent. What family members want to know most is the diagnosis and treatment of polio so as to cure the disease as soon as possible. So, what are the diagnosis and treatment of polio? Let's take a look at the diagnosis and treatment of polio.

How to diagnose polio

The prodromal stage should be differentiated from common upper respiratory tract infections, influenza, gastroenteritis, etc. Patients in the pre-paralysis stage should be differentiated from various viral encephalitis, purulent meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, and epidemic encephalitis B. The appearance of flaccid paralysis is helpful for diagnosis. It also needs to be differentiated from the following diseases:

(I) Infectious polyradiculitis or Guillain-Barre's syndrome is more common in older children, with a sporadic onset, no fever or low fever, accompanied by mild upper respiratory tract symptoms, and gradually develops flaccid paralysis, which is ascending and symmetrical, often accompanied by sensory impairment. It is characterized by increased protein and fewer cells in the cerebrospinal fluid. Paralysis recovers quickly and completely, with few sequelae.

(ii) Familial periodic paralysis is less common, afebrile, sudden onset, symmetrical, and progresses rapidly, and can spread throughout the body. During an attack, blood potassium is low, and it recovers quickly after potassium supplementation, but it can recur. There is often a family history.

(III) Peripheral neuritis can be caused by post-diphtheria neuritis, intramuscular injection injury, lead poisoning, vitamin B1 deficiency, herpes zoster infection, etc. Medical history and physical examination can be used for differentiation, and there is no change in cerebrospinal fluid.

(IV) Other viral infections that cause mild paralysis, such as coxsackievirus and echovirus infections, are difficult to differentiate clinically. Typical symptoms such as chest pain and rash can help differentiate them. Confirmation depends on virus isolation and serological examination.

(V) Epidemic Japanese encephalitis should be differentiated from the encephalitis type of this disease. Japanese encephalitis often occurs in summer and autumn, with an acute onset and often accompanied by mental disorders. The main symptom in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid is an increase in neutrophils.

(VI) Pseudoparalysis: Infants and young children may have limited limb movement due to injury, fracture, arthritis, or subperiosteal hematoma caused by vitamin C deficiency, and should be carefully examined and identified.

Treatment

1. Treatment Theoretically or in principle, the treatment of poliomyelitis is to correct the bone deformity first, and then perform muscle balance surgery. It is recommended to complete the bone surgery on the same side or the opposite side at the same time as the soft tissue surgery. Although the indications for surgery are difficult to determine, as long as the patient can make progress on the original basis after surgery, such as walking with crutches or walking without crutches, treatment should be actively carried out.

2. Since severe polio causes severe loss of muscle strength and is often accompanied by obvious deformities, it is difficult to achieve ideal results with one or two surgeries. Therefore, patients must undergo careful muscle strength tests to develop reasonable polio treatment methods.

3. Acupuncture treatment is suitable for those who are young, have a short course of illness, and have mild limb atrophy. At the beginning of treatment, strong stimulation is used to achieve therapeutic effects, and then medium stimulation is used to consolidate the therapeutic effects. These are all treatment methods for polio.

4. Roll back and forth on the paralyzed limb for 8 to 10 minutes, massage and relax the joints for 3 to 5 minutes, rub the relevant spine and limbs 5 to 6 times, and rub the local area to warm it up. Do this once a day or every other day. You can teach your family members to do it at home.

The information introduced above is the diagnosis and treatment of polio. I hope it can help you. I hope you can pay attention to the treatment methods of polio introduced by the experts here today, and use the treatment methods of polio introduced above to actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, so that you can recover soon.