Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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title: Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt
text: Franklin D. Roosevelt, later the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 to 1945, began experiencing symptoms of a paralytic illness in 1921 when he was 39 years old. His main symptoms were fevers; symmetric, ascending paralysis; facial paralysis; bowel and bladder dysfunction; numbness and hyperesthesia; and a descending pattern of recovery. He was diagnosed with poliomyelitis and underwent years of therapy, including hydrotherapy at Warm Springs, Georgia. Roosevelt remained paralyzed fro
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description: 32nd US President's physical disability
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralytic_illness_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
date created: 2006-05-23T19:56:12Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T17:41:53Z
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