Cranial nerve palsies in tetanus: cephalic tetanus.

Cranial nerve palsies in tetanus: cephalic tetanus.

Cephalic Tetanus: A Case Report

A case report of cephalic tetanus in a 2-year-old girl who was not immunized against tetanus following suppurative otitis media (SOM) is presented. This case is reported because of the rarity of cephalic tetanus associated with high mortality, to highlight the risk of cephalic tetanus as sequelae of SOM and the need for proper aural care and prompt treatment of SOM. Primary immunization of all ...

Electrophysiological investigations of cephalic tetanus.

Electrophysiological studies of a patient with cephalic tetanus, manifested by trismus and unilateral facial palsy, revealed that the trismus resulted from strictly unilateral masseter spasm which stopped during sleep, a normal silent period in the involved masseter muscles, initially prolonged distal latency of the paretic orbicularis muscles, and abnormal continuous muscle activity in the par...

A Case of Cephalic Tetanus

Resident Medical Officer, Police Hospital, Calcutta. The; following is a case of cephalic tetanus (Kaf. tetanus of Rose) originating without any visible wound, characterised by stiffness of neck, trunk and limb muscles, without involvement of the jaw or any paralysis of the facial muscles. There was difficulty in swallowing and regurgitation through the nostrils on account of spasms affecting t...

Lower cranial nerve palsies.

A 70 year old diabetic male presented with a three weeks history of left temporal pain radiating to the left eye and left side of the neck without any symptoms relating to the ear or nose. Two days later, the patient developed difficulty in swallowing and speaking with nasal regurgitation of fluids. Clinical examination revealed bilateral palatal weakness (more marked on the left side), bilater...