What disability did Franklin D. Roosevelt suffer from?

Answer 1

It had always been though that he had polio. Modern medical experts now believe that he suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome.

He had polio.

Polio was his chief ailment, though he may have also had others.

Based on help from the news media, few Americans knew FDR had polio.

Answer 2

Franklin Roosevelt had Polio and was confined to a wheelchair, however he tied weights to his feet and held onto a cane to give the impression that he was walking. This became known as the Roosevelt Shuffle

Answer 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio in 1921, but the modern medical community believes that to have been a misdiagnosis, because...

1. Polio usually strikes its victims in childhood, but Roosevelt was 39.
2. Roosevelt's affliction started at his feet and worked its way up; polio doesn't do that.

It is far more likely that President Roosevelt suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Unfortunately, today's technology requires a spinal tap to confirm the diagnosis, which is impossible given the current state of the former President's spine. Perhaps tomorrow's technology will have a new test.

Answer 4

He had polio that left him crippled when he was a young man. He had arterial disease and died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Answer 5

He had polio. He was palatalized from the waist down and could not walk without braces and canes. There was no polio vaccine at that time.

Answer 6

it is proven that he had polio

Answer 7

Poliomyelitis.

Answer 8

polio

Answer 9

POLIO