Imaging the Hypoglossal Nerve [PDF]
European Journal of Radiology, 2010 The hypoglossal nerve is a pure motor nerve. It provides motor control to the intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles thus being essential for normal tongue movement and coordination. In order to design a useful imaging approach and a working differential diagnosis in cases of hypoglossal nerve damage one has to have a good knowledge of the normal ...
Pedro Alves
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Objective: To investigate microanatomic organizations of the extratemporal facial nerve and its branches, hypoglossal nerve, sural nerve, and great auricular nerve.
Ibrahim Erdim +4 more
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Intraoperative Monitoring of Hypoglossal Nerve Using Hypoglossal Motor Evoked Potential in Infratentorial Tumor Surgery: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) may be placed at risk during posterior fossa surgeries. The use of intraoperative monitoring (IOM), including the utilization of spontaneous and triggered electromyography (EMG), from tongue muscles innervated by CN XII has
Seung Yeun Kim +6 more
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Isolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Infected Impacted Tooth [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2009 Case of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is an extremely rare condition. There are several causes that can be attributed to it. We present a case where a patient presented herself with swelling on the right side of her cheek extending to the floor of the
Farhan Durrani, Royana Singh
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Accessory Nerve Schwannomas Presenting with Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: A Narrative Review with an Illustrative Case [PDF]
LifeBackground: Intracranial accessory nerve schwannomas involving the jugular foramen are rare tumors with heterogeneous clinical presentations. Although lower cranial nerve dysfunction is common, hypoglossal nerve palsy is uncommon and may obscure ...
Gen Futamura +12 more
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Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy posttonsillectomy
Sahel Medical Journal, 2015 Hypoglossal nerve palsy posttonsillectomy is a rare complication that can occur following orotracheal intubation for general anaesthesia for surgical procedures.
Amina Lami Okhakhu, Kingsley Ufuoma Tobi
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Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: As the Only Presentation of Tuberculosis [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2012 Tuberculous spondylitis is not an uncommon disease of the spine. Near one percent of all cases of spinal tuberculosis (TB) involves craniocervical junction.
Hamid Ebadi, Davood Fathi
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Jugular foramen tumor causing isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyBackgroundThe etiology of hypoglossal nerve palsy is diverse, including trauma, infection, tumors, endocrine disorders, autoimmune diseases, and vascular lesions.
Zhijun Wen +3 more
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The ansa cervicalis and superior cervical ganglion contribute to the fiber composition of the human hypoglossal nerve and its branches [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe hypoglossal nerve is considered a pure motor nerve. Yet, there are indications that it contains sensory and sympathetic fibers in the periphery. We analyzed changes in the fiber composition along the human hypoglossal nerve, delineating the pathways ...
Giorgi Didava +6 more
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Hypoglossal nerve injury following local anesthetic injection: A case report and literature review
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2023 Hypoglossal nerve injury is a known complication of oral intubation, otolaryngology procedures, and trauma. More rarely, hypoglossal nerve injury has been described as a complication of dental procedures.
Andrew J. Deek +3 more
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