Trismus as the first symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Fode Abass Cisse; Marie-Dominique Dubois-Boissier; Guillemette Jousserand; Jean-Christophe Antoine; Jean-Philippe Camdessanche

doi:10.3109/17482968.2012.677047

Trismus as the first symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2012 Sep;13(5):475-6. doi: 10.3109/17482968.2012.677047. Epub 2012 Jun 7.

Authors

Fode Abass Cisse¹, Marie-Dominique Dubois-Boissier, Guillemette Jousserand, Jean-Christophe Antoine, Jean-Philippe Camdessanche

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.

PMID: 22670882
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2012.677047

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / complications
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / diagnosis*
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / drug therapy*
Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Trismus / drug therapy*
Trismus / etiology
Trismus / physiopathology

Substances

Botulinum Toxins