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Post-polio syndrome (PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae) is a group of latent symptoms of poliomyelitis (polio), occurring in more than 80% of polio infections. The symptoms are caused by the damaging effects of the viral infection on the nervous system and typically occur 15 to 30 years after an initial acute paralytic attack.
Later, due to post-polio syndrome exacerbated by an accident, Felder relied on a wheelchair. [5] [9] Pomus was homeschooled for much of elementary and junior high school. He had a high IQ, and excelled at the insult challenge among teens and young men, "playing the dozens". He also was facile at creating his own lyrics for blues songs of the ...
Haden died in Los Angeles on July 11, 2014, at the age of 76. He had been suffering from post-polio syndrome and complications from liver disease. [26] [27] [28] A memorial concert was held at New York City's Town Hall on January 13, 2015, produced and organized by his wife Ruth. [29]
Perry made major contributions to the fields of post-polio syndrome and gait analysis. [1] A building named after her stands at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center . [ citation needed ]
"Helpless" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) on their 1970 album Déjà Vu. Young played the song with The Band in the group's final concert with its original lineup, The Last Waltz , on American Thanksgiving Day 1976 at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom , with Joni ...
The song was a cross between a battle cry and an appeal for understanding: "Hello to you out there in normal land. You may not comprehend my tale or understand." The repeated refrain "I'm Spasticus, I'm Spasticus, I'm Spasticus Autisticus" made explicit reference to the line "I'm Spartacus" from the 1960 film Spartacus .
McNulty suffered from polio as a child and retired in part because he suffered from post-polio syndrome. [137] Grace Padaca: born 1963: Grace Padaca is the current governor of the northern Philippines province of Isabela. A bout of polio at age three left her using crutches; Padaca often declares: "My weakness is my strength". [138] Norma ...
Many of the song's lyrics relate to real people in Waits' childhood. "Mrs. Storm" was a neighbour who would sit with a twelve-gauge shotgun protruding from her kitchen window. [2] [4] Perhaps the strongest autobiographical influence was Waits' childhood friend, a boy named Kipper, who suffered from polio and used a wheelchair. [2]