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What toxin is suspected when a patient presents with progressive descending paralysis that started with difficulty moving eyes and difficulty swallowing?
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Botulism
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What is descending paralysis?
Descending paralysis is when the paralysis starts in the upper extremity's and makes its way down.
What neurological disorder characterized by muscle atrophy and progressive paralysis eventually leading to death?
sezures
How does paralysis agitans effect your life?
Paralysis agitans is a progressive generative brain disease with functional loss of muscular movements,tremor,speech difficulty.It is also called Parkinson's disease.
What progressive neurological disorder is characterized by atrophy and eventual paralysis of all the muscles in the body?
Lou Gehrigs disease
What is the appearance of botulism?
Dry mouth, vomiting , sore throat, impaired vision, dizziness, paralysis.
What does infectious polyneuritis do?
The disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells. It causes progressive muscle weakness and paralysis
What are the symptoms of 'beri beri'?
Difficulty in walking. Loss of feeling in hands and feet. Speech difficulties. Paralysis of the lower legs.
What does Guillain-Barre syndrome do?
The disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells. It causes progressive muscle weakness and paralysis
What might be happening if the patient has the following signs and symptoms confusion headache impaired speech respiratory difficulty paralysis and unconsciousness?
Stroke
Why the polio virus often causes paralysis of the muscles?
poliovirus invades the nerve cells of the spinal cord and kills the motor neurons. When the motor neurons are destroyed, the muscles they connect to become damaged and weaken. The result is varying degrees of paralysis, including difficulty swallowing
How do spinal muscular atrophies affect babies and children?
In babies and children, many SMAs are rapidly progressive with paralysis of the legs, trunk, and eventually, the respiratory muscles. In teenagers and adults, SMAs are usually slowly progressive
What are the main symptoms of Wernicke's syndrome?
include ataxia (difficulty in walking and maintaining balance), paralysis of some of the muscles responsible for movement of the eyes, and confusion
