Yawning despite trismus in a patient with locked-in syndrome caused by a thrombosed megadolichobasil...
Yawning despite trismus in a patient with locked-in syndrome caused by a thrombosed megadolichobasilar artery
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Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
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Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
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We report a 62-year-old woman with a locked-in syndrome with bilateral masticatory spasms and persistent trismus, who was still able to yawn. A vascular malformation of the basilar artery–megadolichobasilar artery (fusiform aneurysm, vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia) was determined to be the underlying cause of this rare combination of symptoms. A th...
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Yawning despite trismus in a patient with locked-in syndrome caused by a thrombosed megadolichobasilar artery
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71420483
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71420483
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0303-8467
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1872-6968
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10.1016/S0303-8467(03)00045-3
