There are a number of chronic neurological disorders that exhibit pseudobulbar or bulbar palsy (dysarthria and dysphagia) and in which mutism supervenes. In pseudobulbar palsy there are bilateral ...

CONWAY — When people comment on the blue shoelaces in the St. Joseph girls basketball players’ purple shoes, “we tell them it’s a symbol of hope for ALS,” team member Erin Sterka said. It’s personal ...

Bulbar onset ALS is a type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that occurs due to the loss of motor neurons in the bulbar region of the brainstem. This progressive condition affects speech, ...

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy’s disease, is a rare genetic disorder. It affects certain nerve cells in the spinal cord and the brainstem. “Bulbar” refers to a ...

BLAIRSVILLE — In July 2023, Leslie McCracken noticed an issue with her speech, prompting her to see a doctor. It was seven months later when she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ...

David L. Dickinson, who served 14 years as a district court judge in Durango, died Friday at Mercy Regional Medical Center from complications related to bulbar palsy, a motor neuron disease. He was 71 ...