TY - JOUR AU - Filozov, Alina AU - Kattan, Jessica AU - Jitendranath, Lavanya AU - Smith, C. Gregory AU - Lúquez, Carolina AU - Phan, Quyen AU - Fagan, Ryan T1 - Asymmetric Type F Botulism with Cranial Nerve Demyelination T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 1 SP - 102 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a case of type F botulism in a patient with bilateral but asymmetric neurologic deficits. Cranial nerve demyelination was found during autopsy. Bilateral, asymmetric clinical signs, although rare, do not rule out botulism. Demyelination of cranial nerves might be underrecognized during autopsy of botulism patients. KW - botulism KW - bacteria KW - demyelinating disease KW - neurology KW - cranial nerves KW - autopsy KW - pathology KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1801.110471 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-0471_article ER - End of Reference