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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
