Tomasini A, Berlot G, Viviani M, Beltrame F, Masé G, Gullo A
Cattedra di Terapia Intensiva, Università di Trieste.
Minerva Med. 1995 Jul-Aug;86(7-8):323-6.
The authors reports the case of a patient with quadriplegia associated with respiratory failure. A few days before, a paralysis of the oculomotor nerves appeared, which rapidly spreads in cranio-caudal fashion. The occurrence of a similar symptomatology in a patients' relative addressed the diagnosis toward a possible Clostridium botulinum intoxication. Other possible differential diagnoses are reviewed and discussed.
