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Palliative Care Challenges of Patients With Progressive Bulbar Palsy: A Retrospective Case Series of 14 Patients [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) is a form of motoneuron disease and is widely classified as a subtype of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with a shorter time of survival and female predominance. In this retrospective case series of 14 patients with PBP,
Sarah K. Bublitz, Sarah K. Bublitz, Christiane Weck, Christiane Weck, Andrea Egger-Rainer, Katharina Lex, Piret Paal, Stefan Lorenzl, Stefan Lorenzl   +8 more
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Creativity and Mental Illness: A Case Study of a Patient with Progressive Bulbar Palsy

Brain Sciences
Creativity and the production of artwork can have an impact on the course and treatment of comorbid severe mental illness and neurodegeneration. We report on a 70-year-old male patient with highly original artistic behavior, who suffered from lifelong ...
Felix Geser, Tibor C. G. Mitrovics, Laura Obexer, Peter Streicher, Johannes Haybaeck, Deniz Yilmazer-Hanke   +5 more
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A case report on Ayurvedic management of progressive bulbar palsy-A rare amyotrophic lateral sclerosis phenotype

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
This case report is the description of a devastating illness, Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP) of a sixty-seven years old male patient. He presented with complaints of slurred speech, hearing impairment, generalised weakness of limbs, weakened grip to hold
Sinimol Thekkekkoottumughath Peethambaran, Abhayadev Ashokan, Varanasi Subhose   +2 more
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Adrenomyeloneuropathy with bulbar palsy: A rare association

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014
Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is a variant of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), an X-linked recessive peroxisomal disorder associated with accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA). Mutations of this gene lead to abnormal peroxisomal β-oxidation, which
Vishal Annaji Chafale, Satish Arunkumar Lahoti, Atanu Biswas, Arijit Roy, Asit Kumar Senapati   +4 more
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Case Report: Guillain-Barré syndrome mimicking acute brainstem stroke with severe autonomic dysfunction-complete recovery after early plasma exchange [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology
Acute onset of bilateral ptosis, bulbar palsy, and quadriparesis typically raises suspicion for brainstem infarction. However, when neuroimaging is unrevealing, immune-mediated neuropathies such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) should be considered. This
Jianming Zhu, Li Shu, Yuxuan Peng, Sujun Sun, Chaojun Zhou, Yi Zhong, Ying Li, Xiang Liu, Yanyan Li, Xianglin Liu   +9 more
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The same cortico-efferent tract involvement in progressive bulbar palsy and in ‘classical’ ALS: A tract of interest-based MRI study

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019
Background: There is an ongoing debate about the concept of restricted phenotypes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including progressive bulbar palsy (PBP).
Hans-Peter Müller, Martin Gorges, Kelly Del Tredici, Albert C. Ludolph, Jan Kassubek   +4 more
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A case report of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease presenting with progressive opsoclonus–myoclonus–ataxia-Plus (OMAS-Plus) phenotype [PDF]

Prion
Background Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (sCJD) is a rapidly progressive prion disorder whose heterogeneous manifestations may overlap with potentially treatable neurological conditions.
Richard Hulej, Pavol Skáčik, Dana Žáková, Monika Koprušáková-Turčanová, Milan Grofik, Egon Kurča   +5 more
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Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy Presenting With Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies and Total Ophthalmoplegia: The Importance of Accurate Diagnosis and Timely Immunotherapy [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive weakness and often triggered by infections.
Niswah Silmi Fatimah, Abdulloh Machin
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -plus patient with an intermediate-length CACNA1A allele: a Case Report [PDF]

Frontiers in Genetics
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common type of motor neuron disease, primarily manifests as progressive weakness, atrophy, fasciculations, bulbar palsy, and pyramidal tract symptoms.
Xinyao Gao, Tingting Wang, Sihui Chen, Yuanzheng Ma, Qianqian Wei, Chunyu Li, Huifang Shang, Xueping Chen   +7 more
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Basilar invagination: A mimicker of bulbar-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

eNeurologicalSci, 2021
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive onset motor deficits with heterogenous presentations ranging from dysarthria to foot drop.
Jason Seng Hong Tan, Shirley Lee, Fu Liong Hiew   +2 more
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