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Query: UMLS:C0002736 (
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 57-year-old woman with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(
ALS
) receiving mechanical ventilation developed intractable right temporal headache. She was diagnosed with
brain abscess
secondary to chronic suppurative otitis media. In this case, the otitis media was caused by nasopharyngeal reflux associated with eustachian tube muscle weakness and a supine position. In addition,
ALS
patients under mechanical ventilation have a limited ability to convey their pain. Their complaints are often overlooked because many physicians do not know that pain is common in
ALS
. Physicians should recognize
brain abscess
as a severe complication of
ALS
and listen to the complaints of these patients.
...
PMID:Brain Abscess Presenting as Prolonged Headache in a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis under Mechanical Ventilation. 3161 33
