Case report: A severe myositis mimicking bulbar palsy after administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyObjectivesImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) are nowadays a cornerstone of anti-cancer treatments. However, the wide spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) represents a challenge in the oncological practice.
Philippe Rochigneux +13 more
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Case Report: Acute Bulbar Palsy Plus Syndrome: A Guillain-Barré Syndrome Variant More Prone to Be a Subtype Than Overlap of Distinct Subtypes [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Objective: Acute bulbar palsy plus (ABPp) syndrome is a rare regional variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) characterized by acute bulbar palsy combined with other cranial symptoms or ataxia without limb and neck weakness.
Qian Cao +5 more
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Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP) or Bulbar Onset MND: “A Case Report”
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied SciencesA patient with enhancing bulbar palsy, a type of efferent neuron disease that causes hypertrophy and twitching of the tongue’s musculature, dysphagia, dysarthria, and an excessive buildup of secretions, is described.
Sagar S. Bhovare, Akhataribano S. Sayyad
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Guillain–barré syndrome without limb weakness: A rare variant with acute bulbar palsy [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 A 76-year-old male was brought to the emergency room with an acute onset of breathlessness and difficulty swallowing. Examination revealed bilateral ptosis, bilateral vocal cord abductor palsy with diaphragmatic paralysis.
Ishan J Chavada +3 more
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Disease duration of progression is helpful in identifying isolated bulbar palsy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2021 Background Compared with typical bulbar onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), isolated bulbar palsy (IBP), an often under-understood variant of ALS, is characterized by symptoms confined to bulbar region for extended periods and relative ...
Huagang Zhang +3 more
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Guillain–Barré syndrome with unilateral peripheral facial and bulbar palsy in a child: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 Guillain–Barré syndrome is characterized by progressive motor weakness, sensory changes, dysautonomia, and areflexia. Cranial nerve palsies are frequent in Guillain–Barré syndrome.
Kamal Sharma +4 more
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Clinical Features of Isolated Bulbar Palsy of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Chinese Population [PDF]
Chinese Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) is a classic phenotype of bulbar onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with more rapid progression and worse prognosis.
Hua-Gang Zhang +4 more
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Effects of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block in poststroke bulbar palsy: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
BMC MedicineBackground Bulbar palsy typically causes severe dysphagia. Based on rehabilitation interventions, stellate ganglion block (SGB) might improve swallowing function by regulating sympathoexcitation and cerebral perfusion.
Hongji Zeng +16 more
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Myasthenia Gravis With Thymoma, Manifesting as AChR-Ab-Positive, Distinct Bulbar Palsy Accompanied by Dysgeusia: A Case Series and Review of Literature [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 In this review, we summarized three cases of myasthenia gravis (MG) with taste disorder and describe their clinical features in detail. Three MG patients presented with significant bulbar palsy symptoms, high AChR-Ab titers, and negative MuSK-Ab, were ...
Kai Zhu +12 more
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Guillain-Barré syndrome with overlap between the finger drop variant and acute bulbar palsy: a case report [PDF]
BMC NeurologyBackground Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a clinically heterogenous disease and encompasses several distinct clinical variants. Overlap between these variants can pose a diagnostic challenge.
Shota Ito +4 more
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