Trismus as the first symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
We report the case of a 75-year-old female who had a trismus as the first, long-lasting and, isolated symptom of ALS. We discuss also therapeutic possibilities.
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
Fode Abass
FA
Cisse
Marie-Dominique
MD
Dubois-Boissier
Guillemette
G
Jousserand
Jean-Christophe
JC
Antoine
Jean-Philippe
JP
Camdessanche
D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014313:Trismus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
D001905:Botulinum Toxins