Search for dissertations about: "Polio"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word Polio.

2. 1. Dynamic Changes in the Peripheral and the Central Nervous Systems in Patients with Prior Polio

   Author : Arne Sandberg; Erik Stålberg; Jože Trontelj; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; polio; prior polio; weakness; Macro EMG; EMG; post polio syndrome; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi;

   Abstract : After the acute spell of poliomyelitis, patients commonly suffers from sequelae of weakness. Some of these patients experience new weakness after a time period of stable symptoms.The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the possible mechanisms for persistent weakness and development of new weakness in prior polio patients. READ MORE

4. 2. Aspects of fatigue in post-polio

   Author : Gunilla Östlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : post-polio syndrome;

   Abstract : Fatigue is a subjectively experienced and complex phenomenon and one of the most common symptoms in the post-polio syndrome (PPS) occurring in up to 90% of the patients. Experiencing fatigue, negatively impacts work performance, family life, social relationships, and the quality of life (QOL). READ MORE

5. 3. Post-polio syndrome : physiotherapeutic analysis and interventions

   Author : Katarina Skough; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Post-polio syndrome;

   Abstract : This thesis presents four studies focusing on outcomes of gait performance using gait analysis and/or the Six-minute-walk test (6MWT), in patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS). Further, resistance training in combination with Coenzyme Q10 (Q10) and intravenous immunoglobulin treatment (IvIg) in PPS patients was evaluated. READ MORE

6. 4. Disease, Death, and Displacement : The long-term effects of early-life conditions on income, education, and health in Sweden, 1937-2011

   Author : Luis Serratos-Sotelo; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vaccine; polio; migration; forced migration; Yugoslavia; refugees; parental death; Early-life; income; education; health; Sweden;

   Abstract : How are people’s lives shaped by what they experience during infancy, childhood, and adolescence? How are their adult lives impacted by a sudden improvement or worsening in their early-life conditions?This dissertation aims at providing some insights about how specific changes in early-life conditions can affect individuals’ lives in the long-term. It focuses on three very different shocks to early-life conditions: (1) exposure to disease and vaccination, studied through the case of polio and the vaccine against it, (2) experiencing forced migration, studied through the case of Yugoslavian refugees in Sweden, and (3) losing a parent during the childhood years. READ MORE

7. 5. Analytical Quality by Design Method Development for Vaccine Characterization

   Author : Lars Geurink; Catharina Sänger van de Griend; Mikael Hedeland; Martijn Schenning; Iulia Oita; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; viral vaccines; adenovirus; influenza; polio; COVID; corona; capillary electrophoresis; analytical quality by design; analytical method development; CGE; icIEF; CZE; crude cell suspension analysis; in-process sample analysis; quality control testing; biopharmaceutical characterization; Analytisk farmaceutisk kemi; Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry;

   Abstract : Vaccines that are safe, efficacious, and can be rapidly developed are needed to prevent and to react to emerging global infectious disease threats such as influenza, Polio, and Coronavirus diseases. Fast and reliable analytical methods are required without delay to support vaccine process and product development, characterization, and quality control testing. READ MORE