Researchers have identified a new variant form of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) that is characterised by prominent acute bulbar palsy without neck or limb weakness. The fact that acute bulbar palsy ...

During the stage of developing paralysis, the patient should be observed frequently for evidence of respiratory involvement or bulbar paralysis. If there are any signs of either type of involvement, ...

There are a number of chronic neurological disorders that exhibit pseudobulbar or bulbar palsy (dysarthria and dysphagia) and in which mutism supervenes. In pseudobulbar palsy there are bilateral ...

Bulbar onset ALS is a type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that occurs due to the loss of motor neurons in the bulbar region of the brainstem. This progressive condition affects speech, ...

Jimmy McGilvary hastily scrawls a message on the white marker board he uses to communicate with others. His message reads: “Two-and-a-half years ago, I was as normal as you …” The Eufaula native ...

BLAIRSVILLE — In July 2023, Leslie McCracken noticed an issue with her speech, prompting her to see a doctor. It would be seven months later when she would diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

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DURING the months of March and April, 1945, a southern army post experienced a short but explosive outbreak of anterior poliomyelitis. Within a period of twenty-five days, 18 patients suffering from ...