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Bulbar
Bulbar meaning
Relating to, or having the form of a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.
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Bulbospinal polio Approximately 19% of all paralytic polio cases have both bulbar and spinal symptoms; this subtype is called respiratory or bulbospinal polio.
Clinicians frequently think of the symptoms of botulism in terms of a classic triad: bulbar palsy and descending paralysis, lack of fever, and clear senses and mental status ("clear sensorium"). citation Infant botulism Infant with botulism.
Weakness of the bulbar muscles (muscles of the mouth and throat) is occasionally encountered.