Botulism: An Overlooked Cause of Bulbar Weakness in Intensive Care – A Case Report
This case report illustrates the difficulties in diagnosing a patient with botulism in the ICU, especially if associated with comorbidities. Delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis are common because of the rarity of the disease and overlapping signs and symptoms with other neurological diseases. Increasing the awareness of this disease is important to prevent mortality and morbidity.
Authors
- Marina Mukovnikova
- Heleen Parmentier
- Alexandra Vodolazkaia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-4541)
- Sarah Herdewyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9480-7849)
- Simon Lamquet
- Louise Adams
- Julie Linussio
- Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen
Institutions
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Sciensano (Belgium) (BE)
- University of Information Science and Technology St. Paul The Apostle (MK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Neurology
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541500
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37