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Bulbar Palsy Flashcards

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What is bulbar palsy?

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A range of different signs and symptoms linked to impairment of function of CN IX - XII due to LMN lesion in the medulla oblongata or lesions of the lower cranial nerves outside the brainstem

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What parts of the oral cavity are required for speech?

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  • Larynx
  • Pharynx
  • Palate
  • Tongue
  • Lips
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As well as components of the oral cavity, what else is required for speech?

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Controlled expiration to release air at appropriate speeds and volumes

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Via what do the motor cortices send signals to initiate speech?

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Corticobulbar tracts

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What nerves are involved in speech production?

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  • Vagal nerve (CN X)
  • Facial nerve (CN VII)
  • Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
  • Phrenic nerve
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How are the motor aspects of speech co-ordinated?

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By the extra-pyramidal system via the basal ganglia and the cerebellum

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What are the two aspects of speech production (motor aspects)?

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  • Phonation

- Articulation

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What is phonation?

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The production of sound as a result of the vocal cords in the larynx

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What is articulation?

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Contractions of the muscles of the various other structures involved in speech

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Why is articulation important?

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Muscle contractions change the sounds from the larynx to result in noises recognised as words

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What are the types of causes of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Genetic
  • Vascular causes
  • Degenerative diseases
  • Inflammatory/infective
  • Malignancy
  • Toxic
  • Autoimmune
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What are the genetic causes of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Kennedy’s disease

- Acute intermittent porphyria

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Give 1 vascular cause of Bulbar palsy?

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Medullary infarction

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What are 2 degenerative disease that can cause Bulbar palsy?

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  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

- Syringobulbia

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Give 3 infective/inflammatory causes of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Lyme disease
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Give 2 malignant causes of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Brainstem glioma

- Malignant meningitis

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Give 2 toxic causes of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Botulism

- Some scorpion and snake venom

18
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Give 1 autoimmune cause of Bulbar palsy?

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Myasthenia gravis

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What are the potential presenting symptoms of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Dysphagia
  • Difficulty in chewing
  • Nasal regurgitation
  • Slurring of speech
  • Difficulty in handling secretions
  • Choking on liquids
  • Dysphonia
  • Dyarthria
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What is dysphonia?

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Defective use of the voice due to the inability to produce sounds due to laryngeal weakness

21
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What are the potential signs of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Nasal speech lacing
  • Difficulty with consonants
  • Atrophic tongue with fasciculations
  • Dribbling
  • Weakness of soft palate
  • Normal or absent jaw jerk
  • Absent gag reflex
22
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How can strength of soft palate be assessed?

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Ask patient to say ahhh

23
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How can true bulbar palsy be differentiated from myasthenia gravis?

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There is sparing of the ocular muscles

24
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What investigations can be used to assess speech dysfunction?

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  • Electromagnetic articulography

- Electropalatography

25
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What other tests can be used to assess underlying causes of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Blood tests
  • Imaging of brain and brainstem (CT or MRI)
  • Electromyography
26
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What is the main differential for Bulbar palsy?

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Pseudobulbar palsy

27
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What is pseudobulbar palsy?

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A syndrome similar to Bulbar palsy but where the damage is in the UMN of the corticobulbar tracts in the mid-pons

28
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What usually causes pseudobulbar palsy?

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Stroke

29
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What are some other disorders of articulation?

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  • Cerebellar-ataxic
  • Hypokinetic
  • Hyperkinetic
30
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How is Bulbar palsy treated?

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By treating the underlying cause and involving neurologists, SALT and dieticians

31
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What supportive measures can be used to treat Bulbar palsy?

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  • Baclofen for spasticity
  • Anticholinergics for drooling
  • Treatment for aspiration pneumonia if needed
  • Attention to nutrition
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What are the potential complications of Bulbar palsy?

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  • Poor dentition
  • Poor nutrition
  • Psychological dysfunction

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