Postgrad Med J 70(829): 823-824
Pseudobulbar palsy associated with trismus.
Abstract
A 60 year old patient presented with an acute pseudobulbar palsy associated with trismus. A computed tomography scan revealed low attenuation areas consistent with infarction affecting the genu of the internal capsules bilaterally. Trismus has not previously been described as the presenting feature of a pseudobulbar palsy.
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