Isolate hypoglossal nerve palsy as rare cause of cervical osteophyte

Isolate hypoglossal nerve palsy as rare cause of cervical osteophyte

Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is rare, and etiological diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of a 64 years-old Caucasian woman, evaluated due to gradually progressive slurred speech and swallowing deficits, which was diagnosed for isolated hypoglossal compression by a cervical osteophyte.

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Veröffentlicht in:Italian journal of medicine 2020-10
Hauptverfasser: Manelli, Filippo, Cotelli, Maria Sofia, Turla, Marinella, Donati, Paolo, Michelini, Mariachiara, Atzeni, Eugenio, Briganti, Michele
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Sprache:eng
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cervical
Hypoglossal
osteophyte
palsy
spine
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Zusammenfassung:Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is rare, and etiological diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of a 64 years-old Caucasian woman, evaluated due to gradually progressive slurred speech and swallowing deficits, which was diagnosed for isolated hypoglossal compression by a cervical osteophyte.
ISSN:1877-9344
1877-9352
DOI:10.4081/itjm.2020.1358