Another vote, perish the thought, may be the only way to dispel the descending paralysis.” James Kirchick, Los Angeles Times: “Britain’s election last week reminds us that there is, in fact ...

Cranial nerve signs and symptoms in the absence of fever, along with a descending paralysis, should strongly suggest the diagnosis. With foodborne botulism, vomiting occurs in half the patients.

Finally, anticholinergic agents cause confusion, mydriasis, and dry mouth and skin, whereas botulinum toxin causes diplopia and descending paralysis.

Due to the rarity, there is a chance that the descending paralysis is misdiagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome, a stroke or other medical conditions that lead to muscle weakness.

The following can all be signs caused by the bacterial toxin: blurred vision drooping eyelids slurred speech difficulty swallowing dry mouth muscle weakness/descending paralysis difficulty ...

In patients demonstrating visual disturbance or descending paralysis, a food history may be critical.

The West African banded cobra is a subspecies of the forest cobra, considered one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Venom from this snake causes progressive descending paralysis which may ...

Two Ohioans have fallen ill with botulism that public health officials suspect is linked to a recall of pesto and other sauces canned in California.

Progression of paralysis can be stopped by prompt diagnosis, administration of BAT, and provision of supportive care, according to the researchers.

Symptoms include double or blurred vision, drooping eyelids, and dry or sore throat, and may be followed by progressive descending paralysis.