Which of the following causes the paralysis of respiratory and pharyngeal muscles?

Which of the following causes the paralysis of respiratory and pharyngeal muscles? Correct Answer Bulbar poliomyelitis

Bulbar poliomyelitis occurs in about 10% of all patients with paralysis. This may occur as a mixed bulbospinal form and this localization may lead to the involvement of cranial nerves with paralysis of pharyngeal muscles and dysphagia, and respiratory muscles followed by dyspnea.

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