RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164082414
T1 Progressive Bulbar Palsy of Childhood
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164082414
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  very  rare  inherited  condition  characterized  by  progressive  degeneration  of  bulbar  nuclei  and  anterior  horn  cells  of  the  cranial  nerves  with  little  or  no  involvement  of  the  spinal  cord.  Sensorineural  deafness  and  respiratory  compromise.  Clinical  features  include  significant  atrophy  of  muscles  innervated  by  cranial  nerves  and  corticobulbar  tracts,  dysphagia,  ptosis,  bilateral  facial  weakness,  absent  gag  reflex,  and  hyperreflexia.