Abstract
Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by neurotoxins (types A-G) produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Symptoms of food-borne botulism most commonly appear 12-36 h after eating contaminated food, but the earliest neurological symptoms may in some cases start abruptly. Here, we report the cases of two patients with food-borne botulism who were admitted to the neurological emergency room as candidates for intravenous thrombolysis for acute stroke.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Case Reports in Neurology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 113-115 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 1662-680X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
MoE publication type | B1 Journal article |
Fields of Science
- 413 Veterinary science
- botulism
- bulbar palsy
- misdiagnosis
- 3112 Neurosciences
- 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine