Case Reports in Neurology

Published: June 2012

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Difficulties in Diagnosing Food-Borne Botulism

Forss N.a,e · Ramstad R.b,e · Bäcklund T.c · Lindström M.f · Kolho E.d

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Departments of aNeurology, bClinical Neurophysiology, cInternal Medicine and dInfectious Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, and Departments of eClinical Neurosciences and fFood Hygiene and Environmental Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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Nina Forss, MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital

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FI–00029 HUS Helsinki (Finland)

Tel. +358 9 4711, E-Mail nina@neuro.hut.fi

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Abstract

Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by neurotoxins (types A–G) produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Symptoms of food-borne botulism most commonly appear 12–36 h after eating contaminated food, but the earliest neurological symptoms may in some cases start abruptly. Here, we report the cases of two patients with food-borne botulism who were admitted to the neurological emergency room as candidates for intravenous thrombolysis for acute stroke.

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Published online: June 21, 2012
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