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A dog with degenerative myelopathy often stands with its legs close together and may not correct an unusual foot position due to a lack of conscious proprioception. Canine degenerative myelopathy, also known as chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy, is an incurable, progressive disease of the canine spinal cord that is similar in many ways to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
In contrast, pseudobulbar palsy is a clinical syndrome similar to bulbar palsy but in which the damage is located in upper motor neurons of the corticobulbar tracts in the mid-pons (i.e., in the cranial nerves IX-XII), that is the nerve cells coming down from the cerebral cortex innervating the motor nuclei in the medulla.
Brown-Vialetto-Van-Laere syndrome (BVVL), is a rare, progressive, inherited neurodegenerative disorder that most often manifests in infancy or early childhood.Since 2010, mutations in the SLC52A1, SLC52A2, or SLC52A3 genes, which encode riboflavin transporters, have been identified as the cause of BVVL.
Progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) is a medical condition. It belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases. [1] PBP is a disease that attacks the nerves supplying the bulbar muscles. These disorders are characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, spinal cord, brain stem, and pyramidal tracts.
Symptoms of motor neuron diseases can be first seen at birth or can come on slowly later in life. Most of these diseases worsen over time; while some, such as ALS, shorten one's life expectancy, others do not. [2] Currently, there are no approved treatments for the majority of motor neuron disorders, and care is mostly symptomatic. [2]
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) Kennedy's disease (KD) 313200: NR3C4: Xq12: X-linked recessive: Affects primarily bulbar muscles as well as sensory nerves mainly in adult men, progressive X-linked spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (SMAX2) Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita – X-linked type 1 (AMCX1) 301830: UBA1: Xp11.23: X-linked recessive
Guillain-Barr can certainly be life-threatening, although most people make a full or nearly full recovery, according to the Mayo Clinic. The condition becomes dangerous if the paralysis spreads to ...
Berger, in 1876, first reported a case of 12-year-old boy with progressive bulbar paralysis. His medical history revealed a neurological illness with difficulty in swallowing liquids and solids, nasal regurgitation to liquids, nasal twang 2 years ago. He was treated for post-diptheritic bulbar palsy and had a residual bulbar weakness.