Type 1 myotonic dystrophy presenting with bulbar weakness without myotonia
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2021 Abhishek Juneja, Kuljeet S Anand
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Botulism: An Overlooked Cause of Bulbar Weakness in Intensive Care – A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in NeurologyIntroduction: Botulism is a rare but potentially life-threatening syndrome caused by botulinum neurotoxin. The classic presentation of botulism is the acute onset of bilateral cranial neuropathies associated with symmetric descending weakness.
Louise Adams +7 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of Atypical Presentation of Myasthenia Gravis [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2017 Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder affecting the neuromuscular junction, resulting in muscle fatiguability and weakness. The pathological characteristics of the disorder include ocular weakness resulting in diplopia and/or ptosis.
Moneeb Sefeldawla Mustafa +3 more
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Severe Hyperthyroidism Masquerading as Acute Bulbar Weakness. [PDF]
Cureus, 2017 The stroke occurs in nearly 800,000 patients per year in the United States with significant morbidity if not treated and managed in a time sensitive manner. Acute bulbar weakness can be a common presenting manifestation of acute stroke and transient ischemic attack. However, up to 30% of the patients presenting with symptoms concerning for stroke could
Sukhdeo RD +3 more
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An atypical form of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy presenting with initial isolated bulbar weakness. [PDF]
Curr J Neurol, 2020 The article's abstract is not available.
Mansour M +4 more
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Bulbar Muscle Weakness in the Setting of Therapeutic Botulinum Injections [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018 We present a case of new-onset bulbar muscle weakness in the setting of therapeutic botulinum injections for spasticity in a teenaged patient with cerebral palsy. Through a careful history, a systemic effect of the local injections was suspected, and the
Jacob Lentz, Daniel Weingrow
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Guillain–barré syndrome without limb weakness: A rare variant with acute bulbar palsy
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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COVID-19-associated myositis with severe proximal and bulbar weakness. [PDF]
Muscle Nerve, 2020 Zhang H +5 more
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Atypical antinuclear matrix protein 2-positive dermatomyositis presenting with anasarca and bulbar weakness after COVID-19 infection requiring mechanical ventilation. [PDF]
Arch RheumatolA 28-year-old female presented with a sixweek history of rapid onset proximal muscle weakness, dysphagia, and inflammatory rash (heliotropic rash, Gottron papules, and livedo reticularis). Of note, three weeks prior to developing symptoms the patient had tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The manual muscle
Dinneen B, Stack J.
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X-Linked Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy (Kennedy’s Disease). A Case Diagnosed After 16 Years. [PDF]
Batna Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, also known as Kennedy's disease, is a rare late-onset Xlinked recessive hereditary lower motor neuron disease. Kennedy's disease is caused by increased trinucleotide (CAG) repeats on the androgen receptor gene, which ...
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