#NOH20 is where FDR held his inaugural ball. He was the 1st president to raise awareness for neuro disease & disability. His advocacy w/ led to the development of the polio vaccine, bringing polio to the brink of eradication. #AANadvocacy #VaccinesWork
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FDR was not the only US president to suffer from neurologic disease however. As detailed here:
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Happy President’s Day! Celebrate by reading a study published in Neurology on a spectrum of neurological disorders among U.S. presidents.
bit.ly/2SpEMhr #Neurology
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Polio advocacy was amazing and effective! But he had Guillain-Barré
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/26508
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I'm aware of this theory but I think it's not as likely. He had fever, very acute symptoms of flaccid paralysis & no sensory deficits. Also the degree of atrophy he had without any regained ability to use his legs fits better with polio than GBS.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27178375-frank
