TONGUE PARALYSIS FOLLOWING HEAD TRAUMA

被引:17
作者
KACKER, A
KOMISAR, A
KAKANI, RS
REICH, E
ROTHMAN, L
机构
[1] LENOX HILL HOSP, DEPT OTOLARYNGOL, NEW YORK, NY USA
[2] LENOX HILL HOSP, DEPT NEUROL, NEW YORK, NY USA
[3] LENOX HILL HOSP, DEPT RADIOL, NEW YORK, NY USA
关键词
TONGUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; PARALYSIS; HEAD INJURIES;
D O I
10.1017/S0022215100131275
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
摘要
Paralysis of the tongue due to isolated bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy is a rare occurrence. Due to a trauma the cause in our case may have been a traction injury to both hypoglossal nerves at the base of skull. In some cases a contributing factor may be malformation of the skull base. Most cases have a good prognosis for recovery.
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页码:770 / 771
页数:2
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